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Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Mar 24, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 1/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1276ER)
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1276E
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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