prohibit preferential treatment in higher education employment practices.
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 23, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Amendments
1
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 President S.J. 445
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 502
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 394
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 1
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 330
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 332
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Introduced
Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1254G
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to H.J. 212
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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