Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited and to certain consequences on conviction of certain offenses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
9
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
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
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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