AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Provides that any minority business enterprise certified by the Federal Small Business Act shall be deemed certified by the department of administration as a minority business enterprise.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Committee
04/04/2019 Referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
03/26/2019 House read and passed
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/19/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anastasia Williams
DDemocratic
P
JS
Joseph S. Almeida
DDemocratic
P
Raymond Hull
DDemocratic
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