SB 19 IN Became Law
Sentence enhancement for use of firearm.
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Summary
Adds an investigator for the inspector general to the definition of "police officer" for purposes of the statute providing a sentence enhancement for individuals who point or discharge a firearm at a police officer while committing certain crimes.
Sponsors (3)
- Mike Gaskill Republican · author
- Aaron Freeman Republican · author
- Chris Jeter Republican · sponsor
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Steve Bartels Republican · cosponsor
Action history (20)
- Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senator Gaskill · upper
- Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
- Jan 10, 2022 Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Judiciary · upper
- Jan 13, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Jan 18, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Jan 18, 2022 Senator Freeman added as second author · upper
- Jan 24, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 43: yeas 39, nays 8 · upper
- Jan 24, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Jeter · upper
- Jan 26, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
- Jan 31, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
- Feb 15, 2022 Representative Bartels added as cosponsor · lower
- Feb 17, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 21, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 22, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
- Feb 23, 2022 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
- Mar 1, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Mar 1, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 7, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Mar 7, 2022 Public Law 4 · upper
- Mar 7, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
Subjects
CRIMES AND OFFENSES, SentencingCRIMES AND OFFENSES, WeaponsINSPECTOR GENERAL
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