AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN -- CONFINEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED (Repeals the requirement that law enforcement officers issue only warnings of the risks to persons leaving a child under the age of seven (7) unattended in a motor vehicle.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2019
Last action Jun 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Jun 26, 2019
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 27, 2019
Committee
06/27/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced
01/15/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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