Concerning residential real estate appraisers being allowed to complete real property evaluations. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning real property appraisers.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 8, 2023
Signed May 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 5, 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
14
Committee
8
May 15, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-1)
senate
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
BFGT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
CPB - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Cheney
RRepublican
Co
Jenny Graham
RRepublican
Co
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
Co
Spencer Hutchins
RRepublican
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