Concerning vacancies of the governing body of special purpose districts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Signed May 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
7
May 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0)
house
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
LG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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