BRIGHT Futures Act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2017
Last action Apr 21, 2017
Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2017
How they voted
79–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 88
Apr 20, 2017
D
Democratic32
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican55
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 21, 2017
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Committee
Serial Referral To Commerce and Job Development Stricken
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Ref to the Com on Energy and Public Utilities, if favorable, Commerce and Job Development
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Saine
RRepublican
P
John Szoka
RRepublican
Co
AW
Arthur Williams
DDemocratic
Co
BJ
Bert Jones
RRepublican
Co
Bob Steinburg
RRepublican
Co
CM
Chuck McGrady
RRepublican
Co
EH
Edward Hanes, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Evelyn Terry
DDemocratic
Co
Garland Pierce
DDemocratic
Co
Graig R. Meyer
DDemocratic
Co
HG
Holly Grange
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Dixon
RRepublican
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