CRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Creates the crime of approaching a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement duties (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Vetoed
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Vetoed Jul 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2023 · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
25–10
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 5, 2023
D
Democratic12
83% Nay
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jul 18, 2023
Vetoed
Veto message from the Governor received and read.
upper
Jul 18, 2023
Vetoed
Veto message received and read. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
lower
Jun 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 31, 2023
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (8-1).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Johnson
RRepublican
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