Concerning biometric identifiers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed May 16, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2017 · House Mar 2, 2017
How they voted
35–12
Passed
Total votes 47
Apr 11, 2017
D
Democratic25
52% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
2
May 16, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-12)
senate
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Mar 2, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-17)
house
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
Jeff Morris
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
GT
Gael Tarleton
DDemocratic
Co
MH
Mark Harmsworth
RRepublican
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