An Act providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth
Summary
SENATE, Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill providing continued investment in the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth (House, No. 4501); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2531.
Bill status
passed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Failed
May 2018
Governor
Introduced May 29, 2018
Last action May 31, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2018
How they voted
15–22
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 31, 2018
D
Democratic31
54% Nay
R
Republican7
71% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
12
May 31, 2018
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (15-22-1)
senate
May 31, 2018
Introduced
Substituted, as amended, for H4501
legislature
May 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #16 (Welch) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #15 (Barrett) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendment #14 (Welch) adopted
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #11 (O'Connor) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #10 (Tarr) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #9 (Tarr) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #6 (Eldridge) rejected -see Roll Call #411 (Yeas 15 to Nays 22)
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #5 (Tarr) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #2 (deMacedo) rejected
legislature
May 31, 2018
Amended
Amendment #1 (deMacedo) rejected
legislature
May 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
legislature
May 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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