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SB491 - TO REQUIRE A VENDOR THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DIVISION TO SUBMIT DATA FOR VERIFICATION BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT; TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A VENDOR THAT PROVIDES INACCURATE DATA; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.


Bill Number:
SB491 PDF
SB491
Act Number:
Act 956 PDF
956
Status:
Senate -- Notification that SB491 is now Act 956
Originating Chamber:
Senate
Lead Sponsor:
Other Primary Sponsor:
Introduction Date:
3/17/2025 4:39:15 PM
Act Date:
4/21/2025

Upcoming Events

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Meetings

Date
Meeting
Documents
3/20/2025 10:00 AM
Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs
Old Supreme Court
3/31/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Floor Session
Senate Chamber
4/14/2025 10:00 AM
House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee
Committee Room 151
4/16/2025 9:00 AM
House Meeting
House

Bill Status History

Chamber
Date
Action
Vote
Senate
4/22/2025 4:45:14 PM
Notification that SB491 is now Act 956
Senate
4/16/2025 2:20:04 PM
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
4/16/2025 2:20:01 PM
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:19:50 PM
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
4/16/2025 12:19:42 PM
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
4/16/2025 12:19:23 PM
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which Emergency Clause failed of adoption. Motion carried.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:18:52 PM
Emergency Clause failed of adoption.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:18:36 PM
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:18:19 PM
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:18:14 PM
House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:18:08 PM
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:18:01 PM
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/16/2025 12:17:45 PM
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
House
4/16/2025 10:34:22 AM
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
House
4/16/2025 10:34:13 AM
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
House
4/16/2025 10:34:11 AM
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House
4/15/2025 9:39:31 AM
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House
4/15/2025 8:32:07 AM
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House
4/15/2025 8:32:05 AM
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House
4/14/2025 4:27:08 PM
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
House
3/31/2025 9:23:46 PM
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
House
3/31/2025 5:39:25 PM
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Senate
3/31/2025 3:47:25 PM
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/31/2025 3:47:14 PM
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
3/31/2025 3:47:08 PM
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/20/2025 1:56:31 PM
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
3/17/2025 6:09:13 PM
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
3/17/2025 4:39:19 PM
Filed

Amendments

Chamber
No.
Sponsor
Introduction Date
Document
Chamber: House
Amendment Number: H1
4/14/2025 4:22:42 PM