Relating to a false statement made to illegally acquire a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Signed May 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2021 · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
21–6
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 28, 2021
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican17
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
11
Committee
10
May 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
May 4, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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