revise certain provisions related to competency hearings.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2021 · House Mar 4, 2021
How they voted
31–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Feb 25, 2021
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican31
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 S.J. 494
executive
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 541
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 445
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 4 H.J. 501
lower
Mar 4, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (64-4-2)
house
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2 H.J. 1
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 439
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 1 S.J. 352
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-1-2)
senate
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1 S.J. 3
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 2 Amendment 173A
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 157
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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