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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed Apr 24, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2018 · House of Delegates Mar 29, 2018
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 15, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 24, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
executive
Mar 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {647970/1 Report Adopted
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adelaide C. Eckardt
RRepublican
Co
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
Co
J.B. Jennings
RRepublican
Co
James N. Mathias, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Rosapepe
DDemocratic
Co
Joanne Benson
DDemocratic
Co
John C. Astle
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Hershey
RRepublican
Co
Thomas M. Middleton
DDemocratic
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