Free the Smiles Act.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2022
Vetoed
Mar 2022
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Vetoed Mar 9, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2022
How they voted
27–17
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Feb 17, 2022
D
Democratic22
77% Nay
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
8
Committee
15
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Vetoed
Reconsidered Motion to Override Veto
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed 02/24/2022
executive
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conf Report Adopted
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Jun 14, 2021
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Re-ref Com On Commerce and Insurance
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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