Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Vetoed
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Vetoed Jun 18, 2023
Floor votes · House May 5, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Jun 18, 2023
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 5, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-25-4)
house
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
HS
Hugh Shine
RRepublican
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