An act relating to limiting criminal defenses based on victim identity
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 26, 2021
Signed May 5, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Mar 11, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 26
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
8
May 5, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on May 5, 2021
executive
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on April 29, 2021
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-0-1)
senate
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Colburn of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced
Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
lower
2 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mari Cordes
DDemocratic/Progressive
P
TS
Taylor Small
DDemocratic/Progressive
Co
Brian Cina
DDemocratic/Progressive
Co
Elizabeth Burrows
DDemocratic
Co
EM
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
DDemocratic/Progressive
Co
GS
Gabrielle Stebbins
DDemocratic
Co
GW
George W. Till
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Surprenant
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Masland
DDemocratic
Co
JR
John R. Killacky
DDemocratic
Co
KD
Kate Donnally
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen James
DDemocratic
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