Concerning courthouse facility dog assistance for testifying witnesses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed May 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2019 · House Apr 16, 2019
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
12
Committee
7
May 13, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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