AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES (Requires parking lots to designate parking spaces for electric vehicles/installation of charging stations for new existing public/private parking lots with fines for parking violations/compliance. Effective 7/1/21.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
34–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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