AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RECORDATION OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES (Provides a petition process to have a discharge from service recorded as honorable for members of the armed services separated from service with a general or other than honorable discharge due solely to their sexual orientation/gender identity/expression.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Apr 30, 2019
Signed Jun 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 6, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 21, 2019
Signed into law
06/21/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/19/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 7, 2019
Committee
06/07/2019 Referred to House Veterans Affairs
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 15, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced
04/30/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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