AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - SEAWEED (Repeals Chapter 46-11 which prohibits the taking of seaweed by anyone not a resident of the town of Barrington and imposes fines for doing so.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2018
Last action Mar 27, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 15, 2018
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 69
Mar 15, 2018
D
Democratic59
88% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2018
Committee
03/27/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Mar 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
03/15/2018 House read and passed
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/01/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
02/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
01/25/2018 Committee transferred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
01/17/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Newberry
RRepublican
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
JH
Joy Hearn
DDemocratic
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