Prosecution of Defendants

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Prosecution of Defendants; Revising the qualifications for an insanity defense; updating reporting requirements for examining experts; revising requirements for dismissal of charges; requiring involuntary commitment for persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in certain circumstances; revising mitigating circumstances for sentencing, etc.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 7, 2026SenateFiled
2. Jan 16, 2026CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
3. Jan 21, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Pending Reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 3) · Senate Criminal Justice
4. Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
5. Jan 28, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted · Senate Criminal Justice
6. Feb 2, 2026CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 · Senate Criminal Justice5–2 vote
7. Feb 4, 2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
8. Feb 4, 2026CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
9. Feb 4, 2026SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Judiciary
10. Feb 4, 2026SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
11. Feb 4, 2026CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
12. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Jonathan MartinR Primary sponsor · District 33
• CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee