AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION (Clarifies that § 34-7-4 ("right of footway denied") applies only to private rights of footway.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2018
Last action Jun 22, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2018
How they voted
55–11
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 72
Jun 22, 2018
D
Democratic62
87% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/29/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 16, 2018
Introduced
03/16/2018 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Handy
DDemocratic
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Carson
DDemocratic
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
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