Selection of poet laureate.
Summary
Amends the membership of the poet laureate selection committee. Provides that the selection committee shall meet on a biennial basis or as needed. Provides that a person selected as poet laureate may serve one additional consecutive term. Amends the commission's payments for the poet laureate.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Signed Mar 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 91, nays 2
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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