Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case and the review of certain convictions by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2021
Last action May 14, 2021
Floor votes · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
120–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 126
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican75
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Harold Dutton
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
John Smithee
RRepublican
P
Nicole Collier
DDemocratic
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
CS
Carl Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Ordaz
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
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