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2025R: SB299 ACT 403

TO REQUIRE A STAFF MEMBER TO WITNESS AN ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTING A RESIDENT OF A LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY WITH ABSENTEE VOTING.

Latest action: Notification that SB299 is now Act 403

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Sponsor	Role
K. Hammer	lead
A. Brown	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 25, 2025, 1:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 25, 2025, 2:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 6, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Mar 10, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 10, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 10, 2025, 3:12 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 11, 2025, 2:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 11, 2025, 2:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:33 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 11, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Mar 19, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 20, 2025, 4:07 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 20, 2025, 4:08 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Mar 20, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Mar 20, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Mar 21, 2025, 9:08 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Mar 21, 2025, 9:08 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Mar 31, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB299 is now Act 403

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 27, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by K. Hammer, filed Mar 6, 2025, 11:20 a.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	K. Hammer	Mar 6, 2025, 11:20 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Mar 19, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 6, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 713

Thursday, March 20, 2025 4:07:51 PM · arkleg

87Yea

0Nay

12Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (87)

Present (1)

Fred Allen (D)

Not voting (12)

Senate · RCS 478

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:16:03 PM · arkleg

35Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (35)

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