An Act to mitigate arbovirus in the Commonwealth
Senate, June 11, 2020 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill to mitigate arbovirus in the Commonwealth (printed as House, No. 4751); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2757).
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith make a certain change in law to allow the commonwealth to immediately respond to the significant public health risks associated with the transmission of arbovirus from mosquitoes to humans, such change being immediately necessary to carry out to accomplish important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/11/2020 | Senate | Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 6/11/2020 | Senate | Recommended new draft for H4751 |
| 6/11/2020 | Senate | Substituted for H4751 |
| 6/11/2020 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 6/11/2020 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 6/15/2020 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment (H4843) pending |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Read second, amended by substitution of a new text (H4851) and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Read third |
| 7/9/2020 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 196) |
| 7/16/2020 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/16/2020 | Senate | Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment |
| 7/16/2020 | House | Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading |
| 7/16/2020 | House | House concurred in the Senate further amendments |
| 7/16/2020 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/16/2020 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/16/2020 | House | Enacted |
| 7/16/2020 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 7/20/2020 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2020 |
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