Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Last action May 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
116–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 127
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic50
80% Yea
R
Republican77
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
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 as amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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