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HB 1071 Profane swearing in public; removes the crime from Code.
Introduced by: Dawn M. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Profane swearing in public. Removes the crime of profane swearing in public, which is currently punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 132.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101994D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106255D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101994D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106255D-H1
- 01/22/20 House: Incorporates HB132 (Webert)
- 01/24/20 House: Read first time
- 01/27/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/20 House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
- 01/28/20 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/20 House: Read second time
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106255D-H1
- 01/29/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1071H1
- 01/30/20 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 24-N)
- 01/30/20 House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/17/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/20 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 02/21/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER)
- 02/21/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
- 02/26/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
- 03/04/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/04/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)