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2012 SESSION

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HB 971 Barrier crimes; adds extortion and felony violations of protective orders to statute.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Barrier crimes.  Adds the following crimes to various barrier crimes statutes: abduction, extortion, and felony violations of protective orders. People who have been convicted of or are the subject of pending charges of one of those crimes will not be able to work in a licensed nursing home, home care organization, or hospice and cannot work, volunteer, or provide services on a regular basis at a children's residential facility that is regulated or operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, certain structured residential programs for juveniles, or children's residential facilities regulated or operated by the Department of Social Services, Education, or Military Affairs. Persons convicted of such crimes cannot be approved by a child-placing agency as adoptive or foster parents and cannot be adult foster care home providers or providers of home-based adult services. In addition, they cannot work at certain schools, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, child welfare agencies, or family day homes.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102974D  pdf
• 02/27/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB971ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102974D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/18/12  House: Assigned HWI sub: #2
• 01/31/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/12  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/12  House: Read first time
• 02/06/12  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/17/12  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/20/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/12  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/12  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/22/12  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/12  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/12  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB971ER)
• 02/27/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 383 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/23/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383)