A bill for an act relating to the defenses of justification and diminished capacity for certain violent crimes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action Mar 16, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2023
How they voted
94–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 100
Feb 9, 2023
D
Democratic36
91% Yea
R
Republican64
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 16, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage. [].
legislature
Mar 15, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2023 9:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Quirmbach, and Webster.
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 94, nays 1.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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