Relates to updating civil service examinations
Summary
Provides that the state civil service department shall review and update the questions contained within the examination, as deemed appropriate by the department, no less than every five years.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2024
Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2024
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 21, 2024
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 21, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Bill Weber
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
IC
Iwen Chu
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Patrick Gallivan
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
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