Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 5, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 6481
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF CERTAIN BALLOONS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To prohibt the release of helium and lighter-than-air balloons.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
10 co-sponsors
Joseph P. Gresko, David Michel, Aundre Bumgardner, Irene M. Haines, Mary M. Mushinsky, Hector Arzeno, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Kathleen M. McCarty, Gary A. Turco Jr., Kathy Kennedy
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
January 24 to May 5, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action14 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to May 399 days
Environment CommitteeJan 24 to Feb 1724 days
In the SenateMay 3 to May 5 · stopped2 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 3
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 24 – May 3
- Jan 24Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Jan 25Heard in Environment Committee
- Feb 17Environment Committee recommended it
- May 3The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 5
- May 5Arrived in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
- Jan 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Feb 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8FILE NO.Both houses
- May 3HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 3HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 5FILE NO.Both houses