AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT COURTS (Provides judges the discretion to make the time period of a filing under § 12-10-12, but in no event longer than the maximum jail sentence allowed by law.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Jun 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 6, 2023
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 23, 2023
Signed into law
06/23/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/15/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 13, 2023
Committee
06/13/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 7, 2023
Committee
06/07/2023 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/06/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 30, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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