Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
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 15, 2023
Floor votes · House May 10, 2023
How they voted
125–12
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 140
May 10, 2023
D
Democratic59
94% Yea
R
Republican81
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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