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2013 SESSION

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HB 1955 Impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel; impersonating, penalty.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel. Provides that any unauthorized person who wears a uniform identical to or substantially similar to a standard uniform used by an office of sheriff to impersonate the office of sheriff is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor (currently a Class 3 misdemeanor). The bill adds new punishment for a second or subsequent such offense: a Class 6 felony. The bill also adds the same new punishment for a second or subsequent offense of impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel, currently a Class 1 misdemeanor for any such offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100279D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/13  House: Committee substitute printed 13104541D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 03/16/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100279D
• 01/09/13  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/13  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/23/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/13  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/25/13  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/13  House: Committee substitute printed 13104541D-H1
• 01/25/13  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/29/13  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
• 01/31/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/13  House: Read first time
• 02/04/13  House: Read second time
• 02/04/13  House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104541D-H1
• 02/04/13  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1955H1
• 02/05/13  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/13  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/13  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/13  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/18/13  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/13  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/13  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/13  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/20/13  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/13  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/13  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/13  House: Senate amendment rejected by House (4-Y 94-N)
• 02/21/13  House: VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 94-N)
• 02/21/13  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/13  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/21/13  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/21/13  Senate: Senators: Reeves, Stuart, Stanley
• 02/21/13  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/21/13  House: Delegates: Landes, Loupassi, Hester
• 02/23/13  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/13  House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/13  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/13  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)
• 03/04/13  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/13  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/13  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/13)
• 03/16/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)