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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Signed Apr 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2021 · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 16, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Local Government
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendments Available
legislature
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Esp
RRepublican
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