SB 170 IN Became Law
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Summary
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony under certain circumstances to: (1) threaten an election worker; or (2) to obstruct, interfere with, or injure an election worker.
Sponsors (3)
- Greg Walker Republican · author
- Susan Glick Republican · author
- Jennifer Meltzer Republican · sponsor
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Mike Bohacek Republican · coauthor
- Eric Bassler Republican · coauthor
- Sharon Negele · cosponsor
- Robb Greene Republican · cosponsor
Action history (27)
- Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Senator Walker G · upper
- Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
- Jan 23, 2024 Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
- Jan 29, 2024 Senator Glick added as second author · upper
- Jan 30, 2024 Senator Bohacek added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 30, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 1, 2024 Amendment #2 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Feb 1, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 1, 2024 Senator Bassler added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives Negele and Greene · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Meltzer · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 Title amendment: adopted · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 108: yeas 45, nays 3 · upper
- Feb 6, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
- Feb 12, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
- Feb 26, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 28, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 28, 2024 Amendment #1 (Moed) motion withdrawn · lower
- Feb 29, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
- Mar 1, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
- Mar 4, 2024 Motion to concur filed · upper
- Mar 4, 2024 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 268: yeas 35, nays 13 · upper
- Mar 7, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 110 · upper
- Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against PersonsELECTIONS; Conducting Elections (Excluding Recounts)
Text versions (6)
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