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Sponsors

Policy doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Meet the representatives and senators who introduced this bill and are pushing it through the chamber. Click on any sponsor to see their district, party affiliation, and what other legislation they’ve championed this session.

Primary Sponsors

Janine R. Boyd

District	9
Party	Democrat
Chamber	House of Representatives

Emilia Strong Sykes

District	34
Party	Democrat
Chamber	House of Representatives

Tim Schaffer

District	20
Party	Republican
Chamber	Senate

Matt Dolan

District	24
Party	Republican
Chamber	Senate

Co-Sponsors

Related Topics

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Related Committees

Most legislative decisions are made in committee rooms, not on the chamber floor. Here, you can track which committees have been assigned to review, amend, or report on this bill. Stay informed on where the bill is currently being debated and which chairpersons hold the power to move it forward.

Status Changes

Legislation moves through a rigorous series of checkpoints. Use this tracker to see exactly which phase the bill is in—whether it’s currently under committee review, up for a floor vote, or awaiting a signature to become law. For more information about bills, please see How a Bill Becomes Law.

House	Senate	Governor
Introduced Nov 21 2017 Referred to committee Nov 28 2017 Reported May 29 2018 Vote Result Favorable Passage Passed Nov 15 2018 Vote Result Passed Speaker Signed Dec 27 2018 Concurred in Senate amendments Dec 27 2018 Vote Result Passed	Introduced Nov 19 2018 Referred to committee Nov 28 2018 Passed Dec 19 2018 Vote Result Passed Reported - Substitute Dec 19 2018 Vote Result Favorable Passage	Effective Apr 05 2019

Documents

Access the primary source. This section hosts the full, unedited text of the legislation alongside every official document produced during its journey. From the initial draft to the final enrolled version, you can review the exact language being proposed for state law.