Relating to an elective course on firearms safety for public high school students and the designation of August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 4, 2023
How they voted
123–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 139
May 4, 2023
D
Democratic58
72% Yea
R
Republican81
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
5
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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