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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Mar 23, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 23, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/23)
executive
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1961ER)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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