Relating to the qualifications required to hold the office of constable in certain counties.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Apr 19, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2023
How they voted
114–25
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 142
Apr 11, 2023
D
Democratic61
83% Yea
R
Republican81
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to County Affairs
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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