Counties and county officers; feeding, care, housing, and upkeep of prisoners; authorizing county sheriff to contract with certain entities. Emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed Apr 11, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2017 · House Mar 8, 2018
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
Mar 22, 2017
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican40
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/11/2018
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 8, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (67-0-10)
house
Mar 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute County and Municipal Government Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended General Government committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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