An Act eliminating the residency requirement for fortune tellers
This bill eliminates a requirement that fortune tellers must reside in the state to practice. It directly affects individuals who provide fortune-telling services by removing the existing residency restriction. The key mechanism is amending the state law (Section 185I of Chapter 140) to delete the sentence imposing this residency rule, allowing non-resident fortune tellers to operate legally without changing their primary residence.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Aug 18, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Aug 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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