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| 2025-10-13 |
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Approved by the Governor. |
| 2025-10-13 |
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 711, Statutes of 2025. |
| 2025-09-24 |
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| 2025-09-12 |
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-12 |
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Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3382.). |
| 2025-09-11 |
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2930.). |
| 2025-09-09 |
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Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-09-02 |
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 |
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-29 |
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-06-23 |
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In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-06-10 |
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-29 |
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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 PUB. S. |
| 2025-05-14 |
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2025-05-01 |
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.) |
| 2025-05-01 |
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-04-24 |
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-04-23 |
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From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). |
| 2025-03-26 |
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-03 |
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2025-02-19 |
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. |
| 2025-02-18 |
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Read first time. To print. |
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