ETHICS: Allows groundwater district commission members appointed by certain entities that furnish water for rural or municipal use to be employees of such entities. (gov sig)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2022
Last action Jun 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2022 · House May 25, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 31, 2022
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 25, 2022
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
May 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 8. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 11, 2022
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 10, 2022
Committee
Reported with amendments (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
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
MB
Mack "Bodi" White
RRepublican
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