Religious Institutions
Summary
Religious Institutions; Defining the term “religious institution”; providing that an emergency order may not directly or indirectly prohibit religious services or activities; providing an exception under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Jun 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
30–2
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Jan 27, 2022
D
Democratic14
64% Yea
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 24, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 29
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 3
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/13/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Nov 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 11/30/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Oct 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Brodeur
RRepublican
Co
Keith Perry
RRepublican
Co
Ray Wesley Rodrigues
RRepublican
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