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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 6467: Honorary degrees

Authorizing honorary degrees for students who were ordered into internment camps.

Summary

  • Allows honorary degrees to be conferred by institutions of higher education upon persons who were students at those institutions in 1942 but did not graduate because they were ordered into an internment camp.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 51, Laws of 2010
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2010
  2. Out of committeeFeb 1, 2010
  3. Passed SenateFeb 15, 2010
  4. Passed HouseFeb 28, 2010
  5. GovernorMar 12, 2010
  6. LawMar 12, 2010
Prime sponsor
Paull Shin (D-21)
Introduced
January 14, 2010 in the Senate
Last action
March 12, 2010
Session law
Chapter 51, Laws of 2010

AN ACT Relating to honorary degrees for students who were ordered into internment camps;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paull Shin (D-21)

10 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Jim Kastama D-25Jerome Delvin R-8Steve Hobbs D-44Jean Berkey D-38Phil Rockefeller D-23Chris Marr D-6Rosa Franklin D-29Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Pam Roach R-31Adam Kline D-37

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 15, 2010
Version voted on: SB 6467
43 Yea 0 Nay 2 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27013
Republican16011
How each member voted

Absent (2)

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House · Final Passage

Passed February 28, 2010
Version voted on: SB 6467
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat60001
Republican36001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/10/2010.
  2. Chapter 51, 2010 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. HE - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. HE - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Higher Education.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 0; absent, 2; excused, 4.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. HEWD - Majority; do pass.
  20. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6467 in other sessions

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