Criminal procedure, traffic violations, required dismissal under certain conditions
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Last action Mar 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 32
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 611
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TW
Tom Whatley
RRepublican
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