An act relating to acknowledgment or denial of parentage
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 20, 2019
Signed May 16, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
15
Committee
9
May 16, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on May 16, 2019
executive
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on May 10, 2019
lower
May 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as moved by Senator(s) Baruth, Benning, Nitka, Sears, and White
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Pending Question: Shall the Senate propose to the House to amend the bill as recommended by the Committee on Judiciary?
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Pending Question: Shall the Senate propose to the House to amend the bill as recommended by the Committee on Judiciary?
upper
Apr 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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