Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules; changing a criminal penalty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Signed Jun 18, 2021
Floor votes · House May 28, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
6
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-40-3)
house
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to County Affairs
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
P
JJ
Jacey Jetton
RRepublican
P
PS
Phil Stephenson
RRepublican
P
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
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