AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS (Eliminates the provision a person who solicits a ride in a motor vehicle or backs up a motor vehicle on a freeway is guilty of a misdemeanor. Adds $100 fine for advertising a motor vehicle for sale on a state highway to the schedule of violations.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Feb 26, 2021
Signed Jun 11, 2021
Floor votes · House May 27, 2021
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 11, 2021
Signed into law
06/11/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/08/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 28, 2021
Committee
05/28/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/27/2021 House read and passed
lower
May 12, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced
02/26/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
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