AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HOMICIDE (Known and may be cited as Kristen's Law, and would provide that the death of a human being as a result of a controlled substance transaction, would subject the person providing the controlled substance up to life imprisonment.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Signed Jun 29, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2018
How they voted
50–13
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 69
Jun 20, 2018
D
Democratic59
74% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 29, 2018
Signed into law
06/29/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2018 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/20/2018 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
May 31, 2018
Committee
05/31/2018 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2018 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
02/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
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