Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2023 · House May 25, 2023
How they voted
24–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic13
46% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
77
Key actions
24
Committee
14
Amendments
18
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 25, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 25, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-49-9)
house
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 12, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Amended
Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Amended
Amendment amended
lower
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Committee
Recommitted to committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 70 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
P
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
John Lujan
RRepublican
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
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