Expanding eligibility for property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens by modifying income thresholds for eligibility to allow deductions for common health care-related expenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 1, 2021
Signed May 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2021 · House Mar 4, 2021
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 10, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
21
Committee
16
Amendments
2
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Senate receded from amendments.
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
Mar 4, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0)
house
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Finance.
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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