Relating to the criminal offenses of violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with persons in custody; increasing a criminal penalty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 19, 2021
Signed Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2021 · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
26–1
Passed
Total votes 27
May 26, 2021
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
8
Jun 16, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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