Relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
115–27
Passed
Total votes 142
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic60
100% Yea
R
Republican82
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
P
KK
Kyle Kacal
RRepublican
P
Richard Hayes
RRepublican
P
Toni Rose
DDemocratic
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