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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 25, 2019
Signed Apr 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2019 · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2019
How they voted
30–5
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 14, 2019
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican12
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 30, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 224
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (41-6)
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Ferguson
DDemocratic
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