Suspending statutory speedy trial rights until May 1, 2023, in all criminal cases, providing guidelines for prioritizing trials and requiring the office of judicial administration to prepare and submit a report to the legislature in 2022 and 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 20, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2021 · House Feb 25, 2021
How they voted
30–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 17, 2021
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican27
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea: 114 Nay: 7
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 7
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 17
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Parker was rejected
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Parker
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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