AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT (Requires the secretary of EOHHS, the secretary of commerce of the commerce corporation/commissioners of elementary/secondary education/postsecondary education, and the secretary of housing be appointed by the governor subject to the approval of the senate)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action May 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 12, 2023
Committee
05/12/2023 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/11/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 4, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/04/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
04/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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