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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1936 Robbery; penalties.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Robbery; penalties. Creates degrees of punishment corresponding to the severity of a robbery offense. Any person who commits a robbery and causes serious bodily injury to or the death of another person is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Any person who commits robbery by using or displaying a firearm in a threatening manner is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who commits robbery by using physical force not resulting in serious bodily injury, or by using or displaying a deadly weapon other than a firearm in a threatening manner, is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who commits robbery by using threat or intimidation or by any other means not involving a deadly weapon is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Under current law, any robbery is punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for life or any term not less than five years. The bill also provides that if a juvenile is charged with robbery, then a juvenile court shall conduct a preliminary hearing, for purposes of certifying the charge to the grand jury, whenever a juvenile 16 years of age or older is charged with a robbery charge that is punishable as a Class 2 or Class 3 felony, as provided for in the bill. Under current law, the juvenile court shall conduct such preliminary hearing for all robberies.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101411D pdf | impact statements
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103380D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/15/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200240D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/24/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1936ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/21 House: Governor's substitute printed 21200845D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/21 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1936ER2) pdf
- 04/07/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0534) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101411D
- 01/11/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/22/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103380D-H1
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103380D-H1
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1936H1
- 02/01/21 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200240D-S1
- 02/16/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200240D-S1
- 02/17/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1936S1
- 02/17/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N)
- 02/19/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/21 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/19/21 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200240D-S1 (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/19/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/24/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1936ER)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 02/26/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/31/21 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/31/21 House: Governor's substitute printed 21200845D-H2
- 04/07/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/21 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (55-Y 44-N)
- 04/07/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N)
- 04/07/21 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
- 04/07/21 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/07/21 House: Reenrolled
- 04/07/21 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1936ER2)
- 04/07/21 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/07/21 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/07/21 House: Enacted, Chapter 534 (effective 7/1/21)
- 04/07/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0534)