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2023 SESSION

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SB 1046 Law-enforcement officer; definition includes fire marshal with police powers.

Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Definition of law-enforcement officer; fire marshal with police powers; report. Provides that fire marshals who have been appointed with police powers are included in the definition of law-enforcement officer that applies in numerous applications in the Code. The bill contains a reenactment clause that applies to these amendments to the Code and directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group composed of various stakeholders to examine and make recommendations on the inclusion of fire marshals with police powers in such definition of law-enforcement officer. The bill provides that the work group shall complete its work and submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2023.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102698D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/17/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23107056D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1046ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/08/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102698D
• 01/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/18/23  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/20/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/23  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/24/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/10/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/23  House: Read first time
• 02/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
• 02/17/23  House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23107056D-H1
• 02/21/23  House: Read second time
• 02/22/23  House: Read third time
• 02/22/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23107056D-H1
• 02/22/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1046H1
• 02/22/23  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/22/23  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/23  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/23  Senate: Title replaced 23107056D-H1
• 03/07/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1046ER)
• 03/08/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/23  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
• 03/13/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/26/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 672 (effective - see bill)
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)