CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Increases penalty for crime of carjacking. (8/1/22) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 2, 2022
Signed May 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2022 · House May 18, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 34
Mar 28, 2022
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 26, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 131.
upper
May 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 18, 2022
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
May 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 5, 2022
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 4, 2022
Committee
Reported with amendments (8-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 4, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kirk Talbot
RRepublican
Co
BP
Barrow Peacock
RRepublican
Co
BM
Barry Milligan
RRepublican
Co
Beth Mizell
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hensgens
RRepublican
Co
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
RRepublican
Co
GS
Gary Smith Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Glen Womack
RRepublican
Co
JR
J. Rogers Pope
RRepublican
Co
Jay Morris
RRepublican
Co
LB
Louie Bernard
RRepublican
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