TO AMEND THE DEATH CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 8, 2021
Signed Apr 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2021 · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 5, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 12, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1659 is now Act 674
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Wallace
RRepublican
P
Mark Perry
DDemocratic
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Coleman
RRepublican
Co
Carlton Wing
RRepublican
Co
Clint Penzo
RRepublican
Co
Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
Co
David Fielding
DDemocratic
Co
David Ray
RRepublican
Co
Fred Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Jane English
RRepublican
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