Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 5, 2023
How they voted
92–46
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 141
May 5, 2023
D
Democratic60
75% Nay
R
Republican81
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 5, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-46-3)
house
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Safety, Select
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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