VITAL RECORDS-CERTIFICATES
Summary
Amends the Vital Records Act. In provisions concerning the search of death certificates for service members, replaces references to active duty or retired service members with references to active duty service members or veterans. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
104–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 117
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic77
85% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Veterans Affairs
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason Plummer
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
P
Jenn Ladisch-Douglass
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Rita
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Fritts
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Dennis Tipsword
RRepublican
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Hoan Huynh
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
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