AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER (Authorizes higher education institution department to enter into an agreement with any city/town to provide police assistance in non emergency situations.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 26, 2021
Signed Jul 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 1, 2021
Signed into law
07/01/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/28/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 23, 2021
Committee
06/23/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/22/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 14, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
03/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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