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vote

Recorded floor vote

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Vote date
2022-04-28
Chamber
house
Result
unknown
Yeas
95
Nays
4
Excused
Not recorded
Not voting
Not recorded
Related measure
measure-9605
Related sitting
sitting-899

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Chamber
house
Context text
following statement: “Mr. Speaker and members of the House: Opioids have had a devastating effect on all our communities. Unfortunately, our Attorney General negotiated a settlement that excludes small communities of less than 10,000 people from receiving direct assistance unless that community was part of the original suit. Our Attorney General is sending a clear message that the lives of people in small town USA do not matter as much as those who live in the suburbs and the big cities.” House Bill No. 5970, entitled A bill to prohibit the commencement of civil actions relating to opioids by certain governmental officers and entities. Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Excused
Not recorded
Measure id
measure-9605
Motion text
as follows:
Nays
4
Not voting
Not recorded
Result
unknown
Sitting id
sitting-899
Vote date
2022-04-28
Vote id
vote-9073
Vote number
179
Yeas
95

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