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SENATE BILL 47

CHAPTER NUMBER: 283
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes

Sponsored By:
Senators Miller, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Garagiola, Jacobs, Forehand, Jimeno, Stone, Green, and Harris

Entitled:
Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act

Synopsis:

Establishing the crime of assault against specified law enforcement officers as an assault in the second degree; prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another knowing or having reason to know that the other is a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of official duties; providing that the District Court has jurisdiction that is concurrent with a circuit court in criminal cases involving assault against law enforcement officers; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/12
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/9
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Giannetti)
Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/3
Floor Amendment (Senator Giannetti) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden) Rejected (7-40)
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden) Rejected (17-30)
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden)
Floor Amendment (Senator Gladden) Rejected (13-32)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/7
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
4/7
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Frosh, Hughes, and Stone
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-1)
4/8
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/8
First Reading Judiciary
3/16
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
4/6
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Simmons, Quinter, and Smigiel
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 283

Sponsored by:

Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSAULT
CIRCUIT COURTS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
JURISDICTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-301 , 4-301 , 4-302 )

Criminal Law
( 3-201 , 3-202 , 3-203 )

Public Safety
( 3-101 )

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):
Senate
Number: 233228/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 2005   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 413321/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 2005   at: 11:02 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 563324/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 2005   at: 11:15 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 733325/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 2005   at: 11:01 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 818073/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2005   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 332412/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2005   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 803426/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 1:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Report Number: 803426/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 1:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 303428/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 5:41 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 3, 2005: Floor Amendment (Gladden) {413321/1 Rejected (7-40)
March 3, 2005: Floor Amendment (Gladden) {233228/1 Rejected (17-30)
March 3, 2005: Floor Amendment (Gladden) {563324/1 Rejected (13-32)
March 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (44-3)
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (44-1)
House
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)


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