State claims.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
Assembly Passage
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
Jun 2008
Signed into Law
Jun 2008
Introduced Feb 22, 2008
Signed Jun 23, 2008
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2008 · Assembly Apr 14, 2008
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Jun 9, 2008
D
Democratic17
88% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 23, 2008
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 9, 2008
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4094.)
upper
May 6, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) .
upper
Apr 24, 2008
Committee
Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
upper
Apr 14, 2008
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4624.)
lower
Apr 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 9).
lower
Mar 11, 2008
Committee
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Mar 10, 2008
Committee
Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Feb 24, 2008
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
lower
Feb 22, 2008
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
ML
Mark Leno
DDemocratic
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