Concerning the use of campaign funds to reimburse expenses for child care and other caregiving services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
45–4
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Mar 24, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
SGE - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Billig
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hawkins
RRepublican
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Randall
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Mona Das
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kuderer
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
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