Allowing persons to receive professional licenses and certifications regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 6, 2023
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House Feb 9, 2024
How they voted
40–8
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-8)
senate
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
LC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 9, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-31-1)
house
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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