Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2023
Last action Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2023
How they voted
79–59
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 140
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic60
100% Yea
R
Republican80
73% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Point of order sustained (amendment)
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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