VETERANS-HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Summary
Amends the National Guard Veterans Exposure to Hazardous Materials Act. Repeals provisions: establishing a task force to study the possible health effects of the exposure to hazardous materials; requiring the task force to submit a report by January 31, 2008; and terminating the task force on the earlier of the date it submitted the report or January 31, 2008.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Mar 14, 2011
Signed Aug 5, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2011 · House May 31, 2011
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 47
May 20, 2011
D
Democratic28
82% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
7
Aug 5, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
lower
May 29, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 27, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
May 20, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
lower
May 20, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 20, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 20, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-7)
senate
May 19, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes
upper
May 19, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
upper
May 17, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 13, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 13, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
May 6, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 23, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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