Clarifying that the firefighters' pension levy may continue to be levied to fund benefits under the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 11, 2019
Signed May 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2019 · House Apr 25, 2019
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 27, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 8, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
House receded from amendments.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0)
house
Apr 18, 2019
Introduced
Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Braun
RRepublican
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