urging Congress to enact legislation regulating and banning certain semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2022
Last action Feb 23, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2023
How they voted
176–159
Passed · 51 other
Total votes 386
Feb 23, 2023
D
Democratic187
83% Nay
I
Independent5
40% Nay
R
Republican194
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 23, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (176-159-51)
house
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate HR8 02/03/2023 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 12 P. 26
lower
Dec 23, 2022
Introduced
Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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