AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Last action May 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 5, 2021
Committee
05/05/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/04/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Kendra Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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