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2016 SESSION
HB 560 Brandishing a firearm; intent to induce fear, etc., penalty.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Brandishing a firearm; intent; penalty. Requires that a person pointing, holding, or brandishing a firearm or similar weapons must have the intent to induce fear in the mind of another or know or reasonably should know that his conduct would induce such fear in order to be convicted of the crime of brandishing. Currently, the perpetrator's intent is not an element of the offense in the statute.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100402D pdf | impact statements
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB560ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100402D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/20/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/08/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/16 House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)
- 02/09/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (68-Y 32-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/16 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB560ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/07/16 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/20/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/20/16 House: House sustained Governor's veto (66-Y 34-N)
- 04/20/16 House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (66-Y 34-N)
- 04/20/16 House: Requires 67 afirmative votes to override Governor's veto