Clarifies that persons may execute legal signatures through handwriting, electronic signing, or use of fingerprint, thumbprint, or other identifying mark.*
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jun 30, 2020
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 29, 2020
How they voted
72–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 79
Jun 29, 2020
D
Democratic54
88% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 30, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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