Concerning court files and records exemptions for firearm background checks.
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
May 2023
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Apr 14, 2023
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
14
Committee
9
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-3)
senate
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
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Berry
DDemocratic
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