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
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2025
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 36
May 1, 2025
D
Democratic32
81% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 24, 2025
Signed into law
06/24/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/18/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 2, 2025
Committee
05/02/2025 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/01/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
03/06/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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