Concerning parental rights and responsibilities of sexual assault perpetrators and survivors.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Signed May 5, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2017 · House Apr 21, 2017
How they voted
45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
Apr 20, 2017
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
2
May 5, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
upper
Apr 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Cody
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joan McBride
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Laurie Jinkins
DDemocratic
Co
Nicole Macri
DDemocratic
Co
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
Co
RK
Ruth Kagi
DDemocratic
Co
SA
Sherry Appleton
DDemocratic
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