Department of Public Safety; authorizing the Commissioner to make certain assignments to personnel; authorizing certain employees to carry firearms; information; emergency.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
40–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Nay
R
Republican39
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 6
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 19
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice and Corrections
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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