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2005 SESSION

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HB 1513 Prisoners; escape from custody without violence.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Escape from custody without violence. Provides that if any person lawfully confined in jail or in the custody of any court or court officer or of any law-enforcement officer, for a probation or parole violation, escapes, other than by force or violence or by setting fire to the jail, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Currently, misdemeanor escape is punishable only when the person is being held on a misdemeanor charge or conviction.

FULL TEXT

• 11/08/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054364276  pdf | impact statement
• 01/18/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055458276-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1513ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)  pdf

HISTORY

• 11/08/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054364276
• 11/08/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 01/17/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055458276-H1
• 01/19/05  House: Read first time
• 01/20/05  House: Read second time
• 01/20/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 055458276-H1
• 01/20/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1513H1
• 01/21/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/24/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1513ER)
• 03/01/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/31/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573)