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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House Mar 8, 2022
How they voted
28–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
20
Committee
13
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 55; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-20-1)
senate
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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