An Act To Empower Jurors By Allowing Instructions That They May Find A Defendant Not Guilty If A Guilty Verdict Would Yield An Unjust Result
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Governor
Introduced Apr 25, 2023
Last action Jun 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2023 · House Jun 16, 2023
How they voted
30–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 20, 2023
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican12
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 20, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-3-2)
senate
Jun 16, 2023
Committee
Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Jun 16, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-44-7)
house
Jun 15, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
legislature
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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