AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS
Summary
Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 24, 2025
Signed into law
06/24/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/18/2025 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/12/2025 House read and passed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/22/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
04/03/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
02/07/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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