AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS
Summary
Extends the current provisions relative to certain rights of innkeepers and eliminates the sunsetting of such sections thereby preserving the law as it currently exists.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Signed Jun 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024
How they voted
33–2
Passed
Total votes 35
May 7, 2024
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 17, 2024
Signed into law
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/05/2024 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
May 29, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
legislature
May 8, 2024
Committee
05/08/2024 Referred to House Committee on Small Business
lower
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/07/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Britto
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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