Allow surplus lines insurance to cover certain disability situations
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 20, 2019
Signed May 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2019 · House Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 8, 2019
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
8
Committee
7
May 9, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
upper
Mar 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
lower
Feb 28, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-1)
house
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Buttrey
RRepublican
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