Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
Floor votes · House May 12, 2023
How they voted
123–8
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 138
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic58
96% Yea
R
Republican80
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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