Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed May 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House Apr 10, 2023
How they voted
48–1
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
9
May 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-1)
house
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
HOUS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Housing.
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Housing.
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee relieved of further consideration.
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jesse Salomon
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Marko Liias
DDemocratic
Co
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Shewmake
DDemocratic
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