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1997 SESSION
SB 791 Crimes; arson.
Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Crimes; arson. Creates a new crime by making it a Class 5 felony for committing arson which causes bodily injury to any occupant, firefighter or law-enforcement officer, even if there was no specific intent to cause bodily injury.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973357843 pdf
- 01/17/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 973357843-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973357843
- 01/08/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (15-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
- 01/17/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/17/97 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/17/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/17/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 973357843-E
- 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