SB 165 IN

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Passed One Chamber

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 appointment of a person to serve as a special prosecuting attorney to prosecute cases that the county prosecuting attorney is refusing to prosecute.

• Michael Young Republican · author
• Jack Sandlin · author
• Aaron Freeman Republican · author
• Chris Jeter Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senator Young M · upper
2. Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
3. Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
4. Jan 27, 2022 Senator Sandlin added as second author · upper
5. Jan 27, 2022 Senator Freeman added as third author · upper
6. Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #3 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote · upper
7. Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #1 (Lanane) failed; Roll Call 99: yeas 10, nays 38 · upper
8. Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
9. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 152: yeas 37, nays 11 · upper
10. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Jeter · upper
11. Feb 1, 2022 Cosponsor: Representative Young J · upper
12. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
13. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Jan 31, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 3, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF