Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2023
How they voted
20–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic13
76% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
3
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
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