CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility for fourth or subsequent nonviolent felony offenses (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Signed Jun 27, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2023 · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
23–4
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 32
Jun 5, 2023
D
Democratic10
40% Nay
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 31, 2023
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 69, nays 31. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (8-0-1).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
Co
Clay Schexnayder
RRepublican
Co
Laurie Schlegel
RRepublican
Co
Raymond E. Garofalo
RRepublican
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