Concerning survivor benefits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-3)
house
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
CWD - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0)
senate
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
HEWD - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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