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                        IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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                        Passed HouseMar 11, 2025
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                        Passed SenateMay 07, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 15, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    Crimes and punishments; making certain acts unlawful; codification; effective date.
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         House • May 15, 2025: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025
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                Votes
                        YES: 84
                                                
                                        - Hays
 - Gann
 - Luttrell
 - Sneed
 - Adams
 - George
 - Manger
 - Staires
 - Archer
 - Gise
 - Marti
 - Stark
 - Banning
 - Grego
 - May
 - Steagall
 - Bashore
 - Hall
 - Maynard
 - Sterling
 - Bennett
 - Hardin
 - Menz
 - Stinson
 - Blair
 - Harris
 - Miller
 - Strom
 - Boles
 - Hasenbeck
 - Moore
 - Tedford
 - Burns
 - Hefner
 - Newton
 - Townley
 - Caldwell, T
 - Hildebrant
 - Olsen
 - Turner
 - Cantrell
 - Hill
 - Osburn
 - Waldron
 - Chapman
 - Humphrey
 - Pae
 - West, J
 - Cornwell
 - Jenkins
 - Patzkowsky
 - West, K
 - Crosswhite Hader Johns
 - Pfeiffer
 - West, R
 - Culver
 - Kane
 - Provenzano
 - West, T
 - Dobrinski
 - Kannady
 - Roberts
 - Wilk
 - Dollens
 - Kendrix
 - Roe
 - Williams
 - Duel
 - Lawson
 - Rosecrants
 - Wolfley
 - Eaves
 - Lay
 - Schreiber
 - Woolley
 - Fetgatter
 - Lepak
 - Shaw
 - Worthen
 - Fugate
 - Lowe, D
 - Smith
 - Kyle Hilbert
 
YES: 0
                                                
                                        
NOT VOTING: 38
                                                        Actions
            - May 15, 2025 | House
- Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025
 
 - May 08, 2025 | House
- Sent to Governor
 
 - May 08, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
 
 - May 08, 2025 | House
- Enrolled, signed, to Senate
 
 - May 07, 2025 | House
- Referred for enrollment
 
 - May 07, 2025 | Senate
- General Order, Considered
 - Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6
 - Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
 
 - May 05, 2025 | Senate
- Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
 
 - Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on General Order
 
 - Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
 
 - Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary
 
 - Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading
 
 - Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Engrossed, signed, to Senate
 
 - Mar 11, 2025 | House
- General Order
 - Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 5
 - Referred for engrossment
 
 - Feb 26, 2025 | House
- CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
 
 - Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
 - Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author)
 
 - Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
 - Referred to Criminal Judiciary
 
 - Feb 03, 2025 | House
- First Reading
 - Authored by Representative George
 
 



