Bill Summary

HB 279 Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Snyder Co Sponsors: Chaney, Giallombardo, Harding, Slosberg-King, Willhite CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses: Increases offense severity ranking of burglary offense for purposes of Criminal Punishment Code when offender enters dwelling, structure, or conveyance on law enforcement or fire department property; removes reclassification of certain felony offenses when person who commits offense crosses county line with specified intent; removes requirement for reclassification or reranking that offender's travel be for purpose of thwarting law enforcement attempts to track stolen items; removes reference to crime being reclassified. Effective Date: October 1, 2021
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
   H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
» S Rules
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Actions
01/19/21
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Filed
02/03/21
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Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/03/21
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Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
03/05/21
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee, 03/09/21, 1:00 pm, 17 H
03/07/21
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 03/08/21, 1:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/09/21
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/09/21
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/10/21
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Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
03/11/21
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On Committee agenda - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/15/21, 1:00 pm, 212 K
03/15/21
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Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/15/21
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/22/21
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/24/21, 12:00 pm, 404 H
03/24/21
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Temporarily Postponed by Judiciary Committee
03/25/21
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/29/21, 1:00 pm, 404 H - PCS
03/29/21
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 18 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/30/21
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/01/21
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/08/21
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/13/21
04/13/21
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/14/21
04/14/21
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 100 Yeas / 17 Nays)
04/15/21
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In Messages
04/19/21
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Received; Referred to Rules
04/30/21
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Died in Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0279
Filed on 01/19/21
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Amendment 554237
Snyder
Filed on 03/08/21
Adopted
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0279C1
Filed on 03/09/21
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Amendment 173567 DE
Snyder
Filed on 03/24/21
Adopted
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Judiciary Committee
Filed on 03/25/21
Adopted as Amended
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Amendment 1001
Snyder
Filed on 03/29/21
Adopted
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0279C2
Filed on 03/30/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
810.02
843.22
903.046
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