LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Provides for remote operations of the legislature during a gubernatorially declared state of emergency. (gov sig) (Item #25) (EN GF EX See Note)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
House Passage
Oct 2020
Vetoed
Nov 2020
Introduced Sep 29, 2020
Vetoed Nov 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 6, 2020 · House Oct 15, 2020
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 30
Oct 6, 2020
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican21
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Nov 11, 2020
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Introduced
Received from the House without amendments.
upper
Oct 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Oct 14, 2020
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Oct 14, 2020
Committee
Reported favorably (9-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Oct 6, 2020
Committee
Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Oct 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Sep 29, 2020
Committee
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SH
Sharon Hewitt
RRepublican
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