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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 21, 2024
Signed May 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2024 · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Apr 3, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Apr 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gene Newman
RRepublican
Co
Jill Ford
RRepublican
Co
Rodney Hall
RRepublican
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