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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:47 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 849

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 488

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kelley, Anderson, Dumais, Dwyer, Kelly, Lee, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, Menes, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, V. Turner, and Zirkin

Entitled:
Criminal Law and Procedure - Criminal Gang Offenses

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from threatening an individual, or a friend or family member of an individual, with physical violence with the intent to coerce, induce, or solicit the individual to participate in or prevent the individual from leaving a criminal gang; prohibiting specified threats or physical violence within a specified distance of school property; establishing penalties for specified violations of the Act; prohibiting the merging of specified crimes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Sponsored by:

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate William D. Mayer, District 35B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
HARASSMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORTS
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
STUDENTS
VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
YOUTH -see also- MINORS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 6-112 )

Criminal Law
( 9-801 , 9-802 , 9-803 )

Education
( 7-303 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 282414/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2005   at: 11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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