AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2023 (Provides thresholds for establishing presence, residency or doing business in the state for out-of-state employees and businesses during a state of emergency declared by either the Governor or the President of the United States.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Jun 8, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2023
How they voted
65–4
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
Jun 7, 2023
D
Democratic64
87% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
06/08/2023 Referred to Senate Commerce
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/07/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
03/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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