Firearms; felony pointing firearms; physical or deadly force against an intruder. Effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed May 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2017 · House Apr 25, 2017
How they voted
34–4
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 45
Mar 8, 2017
D
Democratic5
60% Nay
R
Republican40
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 15, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/15/2017
upper
May 8, 2017
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 8
upper
May 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 25, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-7-8)
house
Apr 18, 2017
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 5
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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