Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Apr 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
28–21
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 25, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Senate receded from amendments.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Introduced
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
lower
Apr 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
Jan 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Strom Peterson
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Walen
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Chipalo Street
DDemocratic
Co
Davina Duerr
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Lekanoff
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Fey
DDemocratic
Co
Jess Bateman
DDemocratic
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