AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SMALL BUSINESSES--ZONING ORDINANCES (Imposes one year moratorium on enforcement of municipal ordinance or zoning requirement that penalizes owners of food service establishments/bars for modifications/alternations to their premises in response to an emergency declaration.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Jul 8, 2021
Floor votes · House May 25, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 8, 2021
Signed into law
07/08/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub B in concurrence
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub B
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/25/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
May 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 26, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
03/11/2021 Introduced, referred to House Small Business
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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