AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OUTDOOR DINING ACT
Summary
Allows food service businesses to provide temporary outdoor dining whenever building/other structure used for food service rendered uninhabitable by casualty fire/flood for 18 months or the building fit for occupancy sunsetting on 6/30/27.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jun 5, 2025
Signed Jun 23, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jun 23, 2025
Signed into law
06/23/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/18/2025 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/12/2025 House read and passed
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
06/05/2025 Introduced, referred to House Small Business
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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