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1997 SESSION

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SB 747 Wearing body armor while committing a crime.

Introduced by: Martin E. Williams | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Crimes; wearing body armor while committing a crime. Expands the current crime, punishable as a Class 4 felony, for a person who wears body armor while committing a specified violent crime to include a person who, while wearing body armor and committing a felony drug distribution offense, has in his possession a firearm or knife.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 970032759  pdf
• 01/17/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 970032759-E  pdf
• 02/26/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB747ER)  pdf
• 03/18/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 970032759
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/15/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (12-Y 1-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
• 01/17/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/17/97  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/17/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 01/17/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 970032759-E
• 01/20/97  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
• 01/20/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-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: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  House: Read second time
• 02/19/97  House: Read third time
• 02/19/97  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB747ER)
• 03/04/97  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 311 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/18/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)