AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Provides penalties for owners of structures who interfere with inspections by electrical investigators.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 19, 2022
Signed Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jun 9, 2022
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 29, 2022
Signed into law
06/29/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/22/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 10, 2022
Committee
06/10/2022 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/09/2022 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 1, 2022
Committee
06/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 19, 2022
Introduced
05/19/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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