WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Summary
Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that weights and measures or weighing and measuring devices used for commercial or law enforcement purposes must have a Certificate of Conformance or have been certified by the Department or the city sealer on or before July 1, 2012. Provides that any apparatus certified by the Department or city sealer as of July 1, 2012 satisfies construction and installation requirements. Provides that the Department shall furnish an identification plate for registration and tracking purposes for any type of weight or measure or weighing or measuring device is impracticable to mark as required by the Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
Jun 2013
Introduced Apr 11, 2013
Signed Jun 17, 2013
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2013 · House May 30, 2013
How they voted
42–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 31, 2013
D
Democratic30
83% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
101
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Jun 17, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2013
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2013
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-003-004
upper
May 31, 2013
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy; 014-000-002
upper
May 31, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy
upper
May 30, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2013
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2013
upper
May 30, 2013
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 30, 2013
Introduced
Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Mike Bost
lower
May 30, 2013
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-9)
house
May 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 20, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 15, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 15, 2013
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley
lower
May 15, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 5, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 27, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
0 primary · 36 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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