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2005 SESSION

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HB 1877 Grafitti ordinance; mandatory minimum fine and jail.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Grafitti; mandatory minimum fine and jail.  Amends local graffiti ordinance provisions to require that any violation carry a mandatory minimum fine of $500, where the defacement is (i) more than 20 feet off the ground, (ii) gang-related, or (iii) on an overpass.  The bill also provides for cleaning of graffiti by a locality at its own expense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 055338408  pdf | impact statements
• 02/01/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055493408-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1877ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/01/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 055338408
• 01/07/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 01/31/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055493408-H1
• 02/02/05  House: Read first time
• 02/03/05  House: Read second time
• 02/03/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 055493408-H1
• 02/03/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1877H1
• 02/04/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/04/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/15/05  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/05  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1877ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 614 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/01/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)