Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of passing a school bus; increasing a criminal penalty.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Last action May 10, 2019
Floor votes · House May 7, 2019
How they voted
111–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 115
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic48
95% Yea
R
Republican67
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 10, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
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