ETHICS/CODE: Provides an exception to allow certain public servants and related persons and legal entities to enter into certain transactions with the public servant's agency regarding specified property under certain circumstances
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 2, 2021
Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2021 · House May 5, 2021
How they voted
30–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Jun 6, 2021
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 340.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate without amendments.
lower
Jun 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 20, 2021
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2021
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
upper
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Foy Gadberry
RRepublican
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