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1997 SESSION
SB 739 Burglary of a church with intent to commit arson.
Introduced by: Edward L. Schrock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Crimes; burglary with intent to commit arson. Makes it a crime to break and enter a church or church property with the intent to commit a violent felony of murder, rape or robbery and expands the list of violent felonies to include arson. The punishment for this crime would be imprisonment from 5 to 20 years and a maximum fine of $100,000 or by imprisonment from 20 years to life and a maximum fine of $100,000 if the burglar was armed with a deadly weapon when he broke in.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973367843
- 01/08/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/20/97 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/21/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/22/97 House: Read first time
- 01/22/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/17/97 House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote