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| 2025-08-29 |
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In committee: Held under submission. |
| 2025-08-18 |
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In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-16 |
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-07 |
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-07-03 |
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). |
| 2025-06-11 |
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Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-03 |
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-02 |
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1881.) |
| 2025-05-27 |
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 |
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-14 |
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-24 |
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Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-23 |
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Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-22 |
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). |
| 2025-04-21 |
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Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. |
| 2025-04-10 |
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Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2025-04-10 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-28 |
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Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. |
| 2025-03-27 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-18 |
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Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. |
| 2025-03-17 |
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Referred to Com. on C. & C. |
| 2025-03-17 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-02-24 |
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Read first time. |
| 2025-02-22 |
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 |
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Introduced. To print. |
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