Concerning the authority of the courts to waive auditor's fees for filing and recording name change orders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House Jan 26, 2022
How they voted
31–16
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
18
Committee
13
Mar 24, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-16-2)
senate
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 26, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-13-1)
house
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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