AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides planning board approval votes require majority of members present at time of vote/quorum of zoning review board would authorize voting members including alternatives.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2021
Last action Apr 8, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2021
How they voted
58–10
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 72
Apr 7, 2021
D
Democratic62
91% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
04/08/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
04/07/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/31/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 2, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced
02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
James N. McLaughlin
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
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