Municipal parks and recreation board.
SB 351 allows a resident of a library district to be appointed to the parks and recreation board for a third class city or a town. This change expands the eligibility requirements for serving on these municipal boards, allowing for broader community representation beyond just city or town residents.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed May 1, 2025
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MINOR
SB 351 was amended and renumbered to ES 351.1, with the date of passage updated from February 11, 2025 to March 20, 2025. The bill now includes additional sponsors (Niemeyer and Lawson) and reflects the House's approval of the measure. The digest was updated to reflect the latest version of the bill.
TIMELINE
The bill's passage timeline was updated to reflect the House's approval on March 20, 2025, and the bill was ordered engrossed on February 13, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Additional sponsors (Niemeyer and Lawson) were added to the bill, indicating their support for the measure.
The bill was renumbered from SB 351 to ES 351.1, reflecting its status as an engrossed version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
2
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 476: yeas 44, nays 0
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 312: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 156: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ethan Lawson
RRepublican
P
Mike Gaskill
RRepublican
P
Rick Niemeyer
RRepublican
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