Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action Apr 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2023
How they voted
21–10
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic13
76% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-10)
senate
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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