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HB1359Introduced in the House

Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Passed

Introduced by My-Linh Thai, District 041B

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Official description

Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Where it stands

Effective date 7/27/2025.

May 19, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 22, 2025

58

Yes

39

No

1

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Davina Duerr001AYes
Shelley Kloba001BYes
Andrew Barkis002ANo
Matt Marshall002BNo
Natasha Hill003AYes
Timm Ormsby003BYes
Suzanne Schmidt004ANo
Rob Chase004BNo
Victoria Hunt005AYes
Lisa Callan005BYes

Bill history

  1. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

  2. Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

  3. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

  4. CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. Minority; without recommendation.

  7. Referred to Appropriations.

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  9. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  10. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  11. Minority; do not pass.

  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  14. 2nd substitute bill substituted

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  17. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

  18. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

  19. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  20. LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment

  21. And refer to Ways & Means.

  22. Referred to Ways & Means.

  23. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  24. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  25. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment

  26. Minority; without recommendation.

  27. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  28. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  29. Committee amendment

  30. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  31. Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  32. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  33. Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  34. Speaker signed.

  35. President signed.

  36. Delivered to Governor.

  37. Governor signed.

  38. Chapter 358, 2025 Laws.

  39. Effective date 7/27/2025.

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