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2001 SESSION
HB 197 Threats in writing or by electronic means.
Introduced by: Beverly J. Sherwood | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Oral or written threats to commit acts of violence on school property; penalty. Rewrites threats statute to provide that it is a Class 6 felony to knowingly communicate a written threat to kill or do bodily injury to a person regarding that person or a member of his family if the threat places the person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury to himself or his family member. A written threat to kill or do bodily harm on school property or at a school event is a Class 6 felony regardless of whether the person who is the object of the threat actually receives the threat if it would place the person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm. An oral threat to kill or do bodily injury on school property or at a school-sponsored event is a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 847 (Couric).
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 001495932 pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/00 House: Introduced bill reprinted 001495932 pdf | impact statement
- 11/30/00 House: Committee substitute printed 010305932-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/10/01 House: Carry over bill reprinted 001495932 pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 011971932-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/01 House: Conference substitute printed 019744932-H2 pdf
- 02/28/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB197ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 001495932
- 01/12/00 House: Printing on hold - awaiting fiscal impact statement
- 01/12/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 01/27/00 House: Introduced bill reprinted 001495932
- 02/11/00 House: Continued to 2001 in Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)
- 11/20/00 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 11/30/00 House: Committee substitute printed 010305932-H1
- 01/10/01 House: Carry over bill reprinted 001495932
- 01/10/01 House: Read first time
- 01/11/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/12/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/15/01 House: Read second time
- 01/15/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 01/15/01 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 010305932-H1
- 01/16/01 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/17/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/17/01 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/01 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 011971932-S1
- 02/09/01 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 011971932-S1
- 02/12/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 011971932-S1
- 02/12/01 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/01 House: VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 94-N)
- 02/14/01 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (4-Y 94-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/19/01 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/01 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/01 House: Delegates: Sherwood, Albo, Phillips
- 02/21/01 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/01 Senate: Senators: Howell, Norment, Stolle
- 02/24/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 Conference: Senate substitute rejected by conference committee
- 02/24/01 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 019744932-H2
- 02/24/01 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/24/01 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 4-N)
- 02/24/01 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (32-Y 4-N)
- 02/26/01 House: Conference substitute printed 019744932-H2
- 02/28/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB197ER)
- 03/02/01 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 653 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653)