CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides justification defense to domestic violence victim-defendants. (8/1/23)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2023
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 18, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Regina Barrow
DDemocratic
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