Relating to the affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal offense for persons acting under duress.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2021
Last action May 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
108–13
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 126
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic49
93% Yea
R
Republican77
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
8
May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
P
JC
Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Collier
DDemocratic
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
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