establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in child molestation cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 18, 2024
Signed Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House Feb 26, 2024
How they voted
31–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican30
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Mar 7, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-07 S.J. 512
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 432
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 435
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 25 H.J. 404
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 389
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 294
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2 S.J. 280
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 2
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 107
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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