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HOUSE BILL 560

CHAPTER NUMBER: 402
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kramer, Manno, Ramirez, Reznik, Simmons, and Valderrama

Entitled:
Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Disability

Synopsis:

Expanding the scope of prohibitions against committing specified crimes against specified persons, damaging property of specified persons, burning specified objects, and damaging specified buildings to include disability; prohibiting the attempt to commit a crime against a specified person because of the race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin of that person; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/6
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/23
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Third Reading Passed (108-30)
4/10
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (106-30)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 402

Sponsored by:

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Discrimination
Elderly Persons
Harassment
Vandalism
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Women

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 10-304 , 10-305 , 10-306 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 138677/01     Offered on: April 11, 2009   at: 1:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2009: Third Reading Passed (108-30)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (106-30)
Senate
April 8, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-2)



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