Prohibiting political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances, regulations, local policies, or other legal requirements
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Mar 12, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
20–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 231)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chandler Swope
RRepublican
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