JUVENILE JUSTICE: Provides for the detention of seventeen year old juveniles under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Vetoed
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Vetoed Jul 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2023 · House Jun 5, 2023
How they voted
20–10
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 32
May 17, 2023
D
Democratic10
80% Nay
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jul 18, 2023
Vetoed
Veto message from the Governor received and read.
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 70, nays 34. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 28 yeas and 11 nays.
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received.
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate rejecting Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Cathey, Talbot, and Smith.
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
lower
Jun 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 33. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-4). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 13 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
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