FIRE SAFETY-STAIRWELL EGRESS
Summary
Amends the Public Building Egress Act. Provides that every stairwell door on every fifth floor of any public building having a height in excess of 80 feet shall remain unlocked at all times. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2004
Committee Review
Apr 2004
Senate Passage
Mar 2004
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2004
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2004
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 56
Mar 31, 2004
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Apr 1, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2004
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 31, 2004
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein
upper
Mar 31, 2004
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000
upper
Mar 31, 2004
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-2)
senate
Mar 30, 2004
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
upper
Mar 24, 2004
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 24, 2004
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Mar 24, 2004
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein
upper
Mar 24, 2004
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 23, 2004
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
upper
Feb 19, 2004
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 19, 2004
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Feb 4, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
upper
Jan 29, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 14, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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