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2025R: SB5
TO ADD THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG HARM OR HOMICIDE.
Latest action: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| B. King | lead |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024, 8:38 a.m. CT | Senate | Filed |
| Jan 13, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT | Senate | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE |
| Jan 16, 2025, 8:11 a.m. CT | Senate | Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 |
| Jan 16, 2025, 8:11 a.m. CT | Senate | Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. |
| Jan 16, 2025, 10:06 a.m. CT | Senate | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| Jan 16, 2025, 10:06 a.m. CT | Senate | Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE |
| Mar 6, 2025, 7:57 a.m. CT | Senate | Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 |
| Mar 6, 2025, 7:57 a.m. CT | Senate | Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. |
| Mar 6, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT | Senate | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| Mar 6, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT | Senate | Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE |
| May 5, 2025, 3:42 p.m. CT | Senate | Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by B. King, filed Jan 13, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by B. King, filed Mar 5, 2025, 4:27 p.m. CT.
| Number | Chamber | Sponsor | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Senate | B. King | Jan 13, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT |
| S2 | Senate | B. King | Mar 5, 2025, 4:27 p.m. CT |
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