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2000 SESSION

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HB 437 Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty.

Introduced by: Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty. Provides that, if any person, knowing or having reason to know another person is a law-enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a probation or parole officer, or a person employed by the Department of Corrections directly involved in the care, treatment or supervision of inmates, intentionally projects at such other person a beam or a point of light from a laser or laser-like device, he is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 004698660  pdf
• 02/01/00  House: Printed as engrossed 004698660-E  pdf
• 03/20/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB437ER)  pdf
• 04/10/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/17/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 004698660
• 01/17/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 01/27/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (23-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  House: Read first time
• 02/01/00  House: Read second time
• 02/01/00  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/01/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/01/00  House: Printed as engrossed 004698660-E
• 02/02/00  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/05/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/07/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/07/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/07/00  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/09/00  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/20/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB437ER)
• 03/22/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 350 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/10/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0350)