Relating to public access to criminal proceedings.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Last action May 10, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
131–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 139
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican79
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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