Establishes Office of Financial Assistance in EDA to help eligible entities access opportunities for public financial assistance; requires office to develop common application platform.*
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Last action Nov 27, 2023
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 30, 2023
How they voted
53–24
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 80
Jun 30, 2023
D
Democratic46
97% Yea
R
Republican34
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Nov 27, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (53-24-1)
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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