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| 2025-10-01 |
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 142, Statutes of 2025. |
| 2025-10-01 |
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Approved by the Governor. |
| 2025-09-15 |
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. |
| 2025-09-08 |
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Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3024.). |
| 2025-09-04 |
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2520.). |
| 2025-09-04 |
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-02 |
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Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-08-29 |
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-29 |
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-07-07 |
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In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-01 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-25 |
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-11 |
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Referred to Com. on 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 79. Noes 0. Page 1820.) |
| 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). |
| 2025-04-09 |
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-03-04 |
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-02-10 |
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Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-01-30 |
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 1. |
| 2025-01-29 |
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Read first time. To print. |
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