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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Signed Jun 18, 2023
Floor votes · House May 24, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Jun 18, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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