Relating to unlawfully carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 11, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
97–33
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 139
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic60
91% Yea
R
Republican79
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Safety, Select
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
P
FF
Frederick Frazier
RRepublican
P
KT
Kronda Thimesch
RRepublican
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