TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR RESTAURANTS; TO ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO EXPAND OUTDOOR DINING; TO DELAY THE PAYMENT OF RESTAURANT SALES TAXES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Apr 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2021 · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 30, 2021
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that SB479 is now Act 705
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed as amended, Amendment #1.
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Collins
DDemocratic
P
Clarke Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Dismang
RRepublican
Co
Les Eaves
RRepublican
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