AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS (Eliminates the provision a person who solicits a ride in a motor vehicle or backs up a motor vehicle on a freeway is guilty of a misdemeanor. Adds $100 fine for advertising a motor vehicle for sale on a state highway to the schedule of violations.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Signed Jun 14, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 14, 2021
Signed into law
06/14/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/10/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 5, 2021
Committee
05/05/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/04/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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