AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ENGINEERS (Requires that plans for natural gas infrastructure be built to a set of design standards approved by a certified engineer if the work poses a material public safety risk.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 21, 2019
Committee
06/21/2019 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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