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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed Mar 27, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 27, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/23)
Feb 25, 2023
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Feb 24, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Feb 24, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1673ER)
Feb 21, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Feb 15, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Feb 15, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
Feb 8, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Feb 7, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (94-Y 4-N)
Feb 7, 2023
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)
Feb 6, 2023
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 1, 2023
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
Jan 25, 2023
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 24, 2023
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
Jan 9, 2023
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
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