require the attorney general be licensed to practice law in the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 H.J. 570
executive
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 527
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 450
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 418
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 1
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 341
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 2 H.J. 357
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 178
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Aylward
RRepublican
P
Becky Drury
RRepublican
P
Bethany Soye
RRepublican
P
Brock L. Greenfield
RRepublican
P
Caleb P. Finck
RRepublican
P
Charlie Hoffman
RRepublican
P
Ernie Otten
RRepublican
P
Fred Deutsch
RRepublican
P
JC
Jessica Castleberry
RRepublican
P
Jim Bolin
RRepublican
P
Julie Frye-Mueller
RRepublican
P
Kevin Jensen
RRepublican
P
Larry Zikmund
RRepublican
P
Liz May
RRepublican
P
Marsha Symens
RRepublican
P
Mike Stevens
RRepublican
P
Rhonda L. Milstead
RRepublican
P
Sam Marty
RRepublican
P
Sue Peterson
RRepublican
P
Tim Goodwin
RRepublican
P
Tina Mulally
RRepublican
P
Tony Randolph
RRepublican
P
Wayne H. Steinhauer
RRepublican
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