Changes definition of veteran for civil service hiring preference.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 24, 2020
Last action Feb 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-0)
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
CJ
Christopher J. Connors
RRepublican
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
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