Provide for the religion is essential act
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 1, 2021
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
24–15
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Amended
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
lower
Apr 14, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-32)
house
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-15)
senate
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DH
David Howard
RRepublican
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