AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS (Adds airspace to the land the DOT can acquire that is necessary for a suitable airport or to preserve, maintain, or restore approach. Additionally this act would add the term “Approach, approach zone, approaches” to section 1-2-3.1.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed Jul 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
84% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 12, 2021
Signed into law
07/12/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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