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2023 SESSION

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HB 1478 Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.

Introduced by: Jason S. Ballard | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Crimes by gangs. Provides that the definition of "predicate criminal act" includes all violent felony offenses for purposes of predicate criminal acts for street gangs. The bill also increases various penalties for gang crimes. This bill is identical to SB 1207.

FULL TEXT

• 12/30/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102058D  pdf | impact statements
• 01/27/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105571D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/15/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106872D-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/07/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1478ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 12/30/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102058D
• 12/30/22  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/25/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
• 01/25/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/27/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
• 01/27/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105571D-H1
• 01/27/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/27/23  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
• 01/30/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 01/30/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/01/23  House: Read first time
• 02/02/23  House: Read second time
• 02/02/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105571D-H1
• 02/02/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1478H1
• 02/03/23  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/23  House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
• 02/06/23  House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
• 02/07/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/15/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/15/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106872D-S1
• 02/15/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/16/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)
• 02/20/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/21/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106872D-S1
• 02/21/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1478S1
• 02/21/23  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106872D-S1 (63-Y 34-N)
• 02/22/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N)
• 03/07/23  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1478ER)
• 03/08/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
• 03/13/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/23/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)