TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PENALTIES FOR MOVING VIOLATIONS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES; AND TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH OF CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2023
Last action May 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 15, 2023
How they voted
77–3
Passed
Total votes 80
Mar 15, 2023
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican65
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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