AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ADMINISTRATION -- SECURITY (Makes changes to the motor vehicles laws by repealing the sections that require the filing of security or bond with the DMV following a motor vehicle accident in which the operator of the vehicle does not have insurance.)
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 25, 2021
Signed Jul 14, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 14, 2021
Signed into law
07/14/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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