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2008 SESSION

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HB 223 Sex offenders; prohibiting proximity to children.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty.  Provides that any adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2008, shall as part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children that are not in his custody, within 100 feet of the premises of any place owned or operated by a locality that he knows or should know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium. A violation is a Class 6 felony. This bill incorporates HB 705.

FULL TEXT

• 12/28/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087798472  pdf | impact statements
• 02/04/08  House: Committee substitute printed 080836472-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/28/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 080359328-S1 (Stolle)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB223ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 03/18/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/28/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087798472
• 12/28/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/01/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/08  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/04/08  House: Committee substitute printed 080836472-H1
• 02/05/08  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
• 02/08/08  House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/08  House: Read first time
• 02/11/08  House: Read second time
• 02/11/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 080836472-H1
• 02/11/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB223H1
• 02/12/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/22/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/26/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/27/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/28/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/28/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 080359328-S1 (Stolle)
• 02/28/08  Senate: Substitute by Senator Stolle agreed to 080359328-S1
• 02/28/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB223S1
• 02/28/08  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/03/08  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 080359328-S1 (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/08  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB223ER)
• 03/05/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 579 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/18/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0579)