AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM UNSWORN DECLARATION ACT (Gives an "unsworn" declaration given under the penalty of perjury the same effect as "a sworn" declaration, and subject to the criminal penalties for perjury.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
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 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
04/08/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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