AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ESTABLISHING A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND (Establishes small business development fund to encourage formation of private capital investment in underserved small businesses with annual report and termination after 6 years.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Last action May 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 27
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic25
88% 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
May 20, 2019
Committee
05/20/2019 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 16, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/16/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 14, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 9, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/09/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
01/16/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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