AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- ABANDONMENT BY TOWNS (Allows the town of Middletown to sell an abandoned highway or driftway to the abutting property owner making the abandonment request at fair market value.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Signed Jul 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
28–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic31
77% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/25/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
06/02/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/01/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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