Families Serve Act of 2024
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Signed Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6
executive
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 28, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (132-0-2)
house of delegates
Mar 26, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-1)
senate
Mar 15, 2024
Committee
Referred Economic Matters
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
25 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Ellis
DDemocratic
P
Ben Brooks
DDemocratic
P
Chris West
RRepublican
P
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
P
Craig Zucker
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Gile
DDemocratic
P
Jack Bailey
RRepublican
P
Jason Gallion
RRepublican
P
Jeff Waldstreicher
DDemocratic
P
Jim Rosapepe
DDemocratic
P
Johnny Mautz
RRepublican
P
Johnny Salling
RRepublican
P
Justin Ready
RRepublican
P
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
P
Katie Hester
DDemocratic
P
Malcolm Augustine
DDemocratic
P
Mary Beth Carozza
RRepublican
P
Mary-Dulany James
DDemocratic
P
Mike McKay
RRepublican
P
Nick Charles
DDemocratic
P
Pam Beidle
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Elfreth
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Hettleman
DDemocratic
P
Steve Hershey
RRepublican
P
William Folden
RRepublican
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