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Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Governor
Introduced Apr 5, 2022
Last action Jun 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2022 · House Jun 2, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Jun 5, 2022
D
Democratic11
63% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Jun 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 3, 2022
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
Jun 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 19, 2022
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 18, 2022
Committee
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 20, 2022
Introduced
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Apr 5, 2022
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LB
Louie Bernard
RRepublican
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Gabe Firment
RRepublican
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