H.B. 65 Forensic Biological Evidence Preservation
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Signed Mar 22, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House Feb 17, 2022
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
N
Forward1
100% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 22, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
concurs with Senate amendment
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
to House with amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment # 1
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
committee report favorable
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
to Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 3rd reading
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
to House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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