Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 12, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
134–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 140
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic60
93% Yea
R
Republican80
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Safety, Select
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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