revise provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Last action Mar 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022
How they voted
18–16
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican31
51% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to H.J. 488
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 17 S.J. 327
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 16 S.J. 326
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Intent to reconsider , Passed, S.J. 311
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 17 S.J. 310
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 293
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 172B
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 172A
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 151
upper
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur L. Rusch
RRepublican
P
Linda Duba
DDemocratic
P
Mark K. Willadsen
RRepublican
P
Michael Rohl
RRepublican
P
Peri Pourier
RRepublican
P
Red Dawn Foster
DDemocratic
P
Reynold Nesiba
DDemocratic
P
Sydney Davis
RRepublican
P
Tim Reed
RRepublican
P
Troy E. Heinert
DDemocratic
P
Wayne H. Steinhauer
RRepublican
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