Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating two-year and four-year degree requirements that are unnecessary.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0)
senate
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
SGE - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 6:00 PM.
upper
Feb 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-1-1)
house
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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