Relating to safety requirements for a person directly operating an amusement ride.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2019
Last action May 10, 2019
Floor votes · House May 7, 2019
How they voted
71–34
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 114
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic48
93% Yea
R
Republican66
51% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 10, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hubert Vo
DDemocratic
P
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
P
Stan Lambert
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
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