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HB 886 Stalking; second offense, Class 6 felony.
Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Stalking; penalty. Provides that a second offense of stalking committed within five years of a prior stalking conviction is punishable as a Class 6 felony. Under current law, a second offense of stalking only qualifies for the Class 6 penalty if the person convicted had also been convicted of certain offenses involving assaults or bodily woundings or of violating a protective order.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103549D pdf | impact statements
- 02/15/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16103549D-E pdf | impact statements
- 03/07/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB886ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/04/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103549D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/08/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB886E
- 02/15/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16103549D-E
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/02/16 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB886ER)
- 03/07/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016
- 03/09/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/04/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/04/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696)