Criminal procedure; directing the court clerk to notify the Tax Commission when defendant fails to enter plea or timely appear for arraignment; effective date.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Last action Apr 10, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2017
How they voted
61–13
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 77
Mar 7, 2017
D
Democratic23
82% Yea
R
Republican54
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 10, 2017
Committee
Failed in Committee - General Government
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 7, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-13-3)
house
Feb 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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