Grants certain leaves of absence for Vietnam Veterans of America conventions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Oct 2022
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Oct 6, 2022
Floor votes · General Assembly Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 60
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Oct 6, 2022
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Oct 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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