Providing for legislative rulemaking relating to the disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains in the possession of the Chief Medical Examiner
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 7, 2022
Signed Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2022
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 11, 2022
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 30, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/30/22
lower
Mar 12, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/30/2022 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 12, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/30/22 - House Journal
lower
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 457)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 189)
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Hanshaw
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Steele
RRepublican
Co
Chad Lovejoy
DDemocratic
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