Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by parents or a person's estate for a homicide.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
123–1
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 142
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic60
91% Yea
R
Republican82
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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