CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Constitutional amendment to eliminate a judge's discretion to grant bail for certain offenses after conviction. (2/3 - CA8s1) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Last action Jun 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2023
How they voted
22–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
May 22, 2023
D
Democratic12
91% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jun 5, 2023
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Jun 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Jun 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-6). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 23, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 12 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
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
Jay Morris
RRepublican
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