HB 21-1057 CO Became Law
Extortion Of Immigrants Engaging In Lawful Acts
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Summary
Under current law, it is criminal extortion to threaten to report another person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to give the person money or another item of value. The act adds to that version of criminal extortion a prohibition against threatening to report a person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
- Kerry Tipper · primary
- John Cooke · primary
- Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary
Action history (14)
- May 20, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
- May 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 11, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 23, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- Apr 22, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Apr 21, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 20, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
- Apr 15, 2021 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 4, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
- Mar 2, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 1, 2021 House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 24, 2021 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
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