Relating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Signed Jun 7, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2023 · House Apr 28, 2023
How they voted
26–5
Passed
Total votes 31
May 19, 2023
D
Democratic13
61% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
22
Committee
16
Amendments
7
Jun 7, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
House requests conference committee-reported
upper
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House requests conference committee
lower
May 23, 2023
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
lower
May 20, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 20, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 56 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
Joe Moody
DDemocratic
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
Co
Charles Cunningham
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
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