Career Preparation Expansion Act
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed May 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2018 · House of Delegates Apr 7, 2018
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 19, 2018
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 15, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 695
executive
Apr 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced
Senate Concur - House Amendments
upper
Apr 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (123-12)
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {163696/1 Report Adopted
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {824339/1 Report Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Finance
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Ferguson
DDemocratic
Co
C. Anthony Muse
DDemocratic
Co
Delores G. Kelley
DDemocratic
Co
Douglas J. J. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Rosapepe
DDemocratic
Co
Joanne Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Thomas M. Middleton
DDemocratic
Co
Ulysses Currie
DDemocratic
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