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2009 SESSION

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HB 2638 Capital murder; add auxiliary police officer, etc. to definition of law-enforcement officer statute.

Introduced by: Brenda L. Pogge | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Capital murder; auxiliary police officers and fire marshals. Adds auxiliary police officers and auxiliary deputy sheriffs, as well as fire marshals and assistant fire marshals with police powers, to the definition of law-enforcement officer in the capital murder statute so that the death sentence can be imposed for the murder of such an officer or marshal, when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with the performance of the officer's duties.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/09  House: Presented and ordered printed 090853686  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/09  House: Committee substitute printed 090932686-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2638ER)  pdf | impact statements

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/23/09  House: Unanimous consent to introduce
• 01/23/09  House: Presented and ordered printed 090853686
• 01/23/09  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/09  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/02/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
• 02/04/09  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
• 02/04/09  House: Committee substitute printed 090932686-H1
• 02/06/09  House: Read first time
• 02/08/09  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/09  House: Read second time
• 02/09/09  House: Committee substitute agreed to 090932686-H1
• 02/09/09  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/09/09  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2638H1
• 02/10/09  House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N)
• 02/10/09  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N)
• 02/11/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/09  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/09  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
• 02/17/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/09  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/19/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/09  Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
• 02/24/09  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2638ER)
• 02/25/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/30/09  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/07/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  House: Governor's veto overridden (76-Y 23-N)
• 04/08/09  House: VOTE: --- OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (76-Y 23-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (25-Y 15-N)