LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Constitutional Amendment to provide for remote operations of the legislature during a declared emergency. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #5)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 29, 2020
Last action Oct 14, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 14, 2020
How they voted
20–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Oct 14, 2020
D
Democratic9
77% Nay
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Oct 14, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-8-2)
senate
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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