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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 2, 2024
Signed May 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2024
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Mar 22, 2024
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548
executive
Apr 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion Reconsider Amendments (Senator Smith) Adopted
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Bartlett, Valentine and Williams)
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Introduced
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Bartlett, Valentine and Williams)
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 9, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (130-0-6)
house of delegates
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Kaufman
DDemocratic
P
April Miller
RRepublican
P
April Rose
RRepublican
P
Chris Tomlinson
RRepublican
P
Frank Conaway
DDemocratic
P
Gary Simmons
DDemocratic
P
Jason Buckel
RRepublican
P
Kym Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Arikan
RRepublican
P
Robin Grammer
RRepublican
P
Susan McComas
RRepublican
P
William Valentine
RRepublican
P
William Wivell
RRepublican
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