Problem-solving Courts
Summary
Problem-solving Courts; Revising the responsibilities of coordinators of treatment-based drug court programs; requiring such programs to collect specified data and information for certain purposes; requiring such programs to annually report certain information and data to the Office of the State Courts Administrator; authorizing courts to determine how long a person may be admitted into certain programs; revising admission requirements for certain programs; revising eligibility requirements for voluntary admission into certain substance abuse programs, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Jun 5, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/28/23, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/14/23, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darryl Rouson
DDemocratic
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