Local Ordinances
Summary
Local Ordinances; Authorizing courts to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages in certain civil actions filed against local governments; providing certain procedures for continued meetings on proposed ordinances and resolutions for counties; requiring a county to suspend enforcement of an ordinance that is the subject of a certain legal action if certain conditions are met; providing certain procedures for continued meetings on proposed ordinances for municipalities, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 29, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
28–11
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 8, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 29, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 12
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (378465)
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 33
lower
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Amendment 679791 superseded by substitute
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment 378465 adopted
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 11
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (654388)
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/23/23, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/08/23, 9:30 am, 401 Senate Building
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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