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1997 SESSION

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SB 794 Possession of arson device.

Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Crimes; possession of arson device. Creates a new crime, a Class 6 felony, for any person who possesses, with the intent to commit felonious arson, any device, material or item that is capable of igniting or accelerating a fire.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973356843  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973356843
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
• 01/23/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/27/97  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
• 01/27/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 13-N)
• 01/27/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/28/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/29/97  House: Read first time
• 01/29/97  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