Relating to the establishment of a program for the issuance of digital identification.
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 4, 2023
Floor votes · House May 1, 2023
How they voted
116–23
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 143
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic60
93% Yea
R
Republican83
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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