Creating a state trooper expedited recruitment incentive program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 27, 2023
Signed May 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2023 · House Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 10, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
7
May 15, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-1)
senate
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 11:30 AM.
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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