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2004 SESSION
HB 569 Gangs; definition, penalty upon conviction of criminal activity, forfeiture of property, etc.
Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Recruitment of juveniles for criminal street gang; penalty. Includes within the definition of "criminal street gang" the current definition of "pattern of criminal gang activity." The bill creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person of any age to recruit a person into a criminal street gang. Current law punishes an adult recruiting a minor as a Class 6 felony. The bill creates a Class 6 felony for forcing a person to become a gang member through the use or threat of force against that person or another person. The bill makes a third or subsequent conviction within 10 years of prohibited criminal street gang participation and recruitment a Class 3 felony (five to 20 years). The bill allows for the forfeiture of any property, real or personal, used in connection with street gang activity. The bill also amends the obstruction of justice statute to include gang-related crimes. The bill adds gang activity to the list of crimes that a multijurisdictional grand jury can investigate. This bill is identical to SB 321.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040132104 pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040205204-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 041182820-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB569ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/19/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040132104
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040205204-H1
- 02/10/04 House: Read first time
- 02/11/04 House: Read second time
- 02/11/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040205204-H1
- 02/11/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB569H1
- 02/12/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 041182820-S1
- 02/20/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/23/04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 041182820-S1
- 02/23/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB569S1
- 02/23/04 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/04 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/25/04 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/27/04 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/04 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/04 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/01/04 House: House acceded to request
- 03/02/04 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/02/04 Senate: Senators: Stolle, Rerras, Lucas
- 03/04/04 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/04 House: Delegates: Albo, Weatherholtz, Melvin
- 03/09/04 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Rec. of conf. report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB569ER)
- 03/24/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/19/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)