Relating to policies and standards for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in certain capital felony cases.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Last action May 21, 2021
Floor votes · House May 6, 2021
How they voted
120–20
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 142
May 6, 2021
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican82
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
P
JC
Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
P
Joe Moody
DDemocratic
P
Royce West
DDemocratic
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