Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
Floor votes · House May 12, 2023
How they voted
0–26
Passed
Total votes 26
May 12, 2023
R
Republican26
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
9
May 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 3, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Suleman Lalani
DDemocratic
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