Revise laws regarding legislative subpoenas
SB 457 revises the enforcement of legislative subpoenas by establishing a procedure for the legislature to address non-compliance. It allows either house or its committees to certify a witness or person for criminal contempt if they fail to appear or produce subpoenaed records. This certification occurs through a resolution while the legislature is in session, or through a poll of members when not in session. Once certified, the matter is referred to the attorney general for prosecution. The bill creates a new misdemeanor offense of criminal contempt of the legislature, punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
31–19
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Nay
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (55-44-1)
house
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-19)
senate
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Vinton
RRepublican
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