AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION -- 2018 (Makes a number of technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the Law Revision Office. Article I contains the reenactment of title 7 of the general laws. Article II includes the statutory construction provisions.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced May 4, 2018
Signed Jul 10, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 5, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2018 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 14, 2018
Committee
06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Jun 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/05/2018 House read and passed
lower
May 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 4, 2018
Introduced
05/04/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
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