Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for certain repeat and habitual offenders.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2021
Last action May 10, 2021
Floor votes · House May 5, 2021
How they voted
91–33
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 127
May 5, 2021
D
Democratic50
62% Nay
R
Republican77
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 10, 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
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 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
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
Jim Murphy
RRepublican
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