Relating to an exemption from cemetery location restrictions for a funeral establishment licensed in this state.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2021
Last action May 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
124–13
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 140
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic58
75% Yea
R
Republican82
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
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