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Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
| H0126aaS | by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE |
| APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS – Amends existing law to provide that certain appointments shall be made by the board of county commissioners instead of the Governor. |
| 02/08 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing | ||
| 02/09 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs | ||
| 02/16 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading | ||
| 02/17 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading | ||
| 02/20 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| 02/21 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-1-0 AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew(Gill), Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erpelding(Gugino), Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley(Lohman), Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Perry Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Giddings Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 02/22 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading | ||
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs | |||
| 02/28 | Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment | ||
| 03/06 | Placed in the Committee of the Whole | ||
| Amendments ordered printed | |||
| Reported out as amended; filed for first reading | |||
| Amendments reported printed | |||
| Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| 03/07 | Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading | ||
| 03/08 | Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 33-1-1 AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Crabtree, Davis, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder NAYS – Burgoyne Absent and excused – Heider Floor Sponsor - Hagedorn Title apvd - to House |
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| 03/09 | Returned from the Senate Amended | ||
| Referred to State Affairs for concurrence recommendation | |||
| 03/13 | Reported out of Committee and Recommend Concurrence | ||
| Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing | |||
| 03/14 | Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills | ||
| Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading | |||
| 03/15 | Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading | ||
| 03/16 | Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 54-15-1 AYES – Anderson, Armstrong, Barbieri, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Jordan, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Nate, Palmer, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Thompson, Toone, Troy, Wintrow, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Amador, Anderst, Bell, Blanksma, Erpelding, Horman, Moyle, Packer, Perry, Syme, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wood, Youngblood Absent – Malek Floor Sponsor - Giddings Title apvd - to enrol |
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| 03/17 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | ||
| 03/20 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker | ||
| Signed by President; returned to House | |||
| 03/21 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor | ||
| 03/22 | Delivered to Governor at 9:50 a.m. on March 21, 2017 | ||
| 03/24 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2017 Session Law Chapter 128 Effective: 07/01/2017 |