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IntroducedJan 12, 2021
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Passed SenateFeb 23, 2021
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
Noncompliant prosecuting attorney. Permits the attorney general to request the appointment of a special prosecuting attorney if a prosecuting attorney is categorically refusing to prosecute certain crimes, and establishes a procedure for the appoint…
Last Action
House • Mar 04, 2021: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
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Votes
YES: 29
- Baldwin
- Crider
- Koch
- Rogers
- Bohacek
- Donato
- Kruse
- Sandlin
- Boots
- Doriot
- Leising
- Tomes
- Bray
- Ford Jon
- Messmer
- Young
- Buck
- Freeman
- Mishler
- Zay
- Busch
- Gaskill
- Niemeyer
- Charbonneau
- Grooms
- Perfect
- Crane
- Holdman
- Raatz
NO: 20
- Alting
- Buchanan
- Lanane
- Tallian
- Bassler
- Ford J.D.
- Melton
- Taylor
- Becker
- Garten
- Niezgodski
- Walker G
- Breaux
- Glick
- Qaddoura
- Walker K
- Brown
- Houchin
- Randolph
- Yoder
EXCUSED: 1
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- Mar 04, 2021 | House
- First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
- Feb 24, 2021 | Senate
- Referred to the House
- Feb 23, 2021 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 29, nays 20
- House sponsor: Representative Young J
- Cosponsor: Representative McNamara
- Feb 22, 2021 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Tallian) failed; Roll Call 144: yeas 15, nays 34
- Feb 18, 2021 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 15, 2021 | Senate
- Senator Sandlin added as coauthor
- Feb 11, 2021 | Senate
- Senator Freeman added as coauthor
- Jan 25, 2021 | Senate
- Senator Zay added as second author
- Jan 12, 2021 | Senate
- Authored by Senator Young M
- First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
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