Public health and safety; providing separate penalties for unlawfully possessing controlled dangerous substances; effective date.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Last action Mar 30, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2023
How they voted
64–0
Passed · 34 other
Total votes 98
Mar 21, 2023
D
Democratic19
63% Yea
R
Republican79
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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