SUCCESSIONS: Prohibits an unworthy successor from directly or indirectly benefiting from the death of his spouse or his child. (gov sig)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Failed
Jun 2021
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2021
Last action Jun 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House Jun 7, 2021
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 28
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic10
80% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Jun 7, 2021
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (18-38-8)
house
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
lower
May 18, 2021
Introduced
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 17, 2021
Committee
Reported with amendments (10-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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