FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides relative to the Department of Justice Legal Support Fund (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2024
Last action Feb 29, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
71–30
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 104
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic32
93% Nay
R
Republican72
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 30. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (17-4).
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack McFarland
RRepublican
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