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2024 SESSION

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HB 653 Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses.

Introduced by: Carrie E. Coyner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. Removes certain felony offenses from the list of violent felony offenses for the adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104808D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB653ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104808D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/31/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 4-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Read first time
• 02/07/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/24  House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N)
• 02/08/24  House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 33-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/28/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/24  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/25/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB653ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/24  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 99-N)
• 04/17/24  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
• 04/17/24  House: Communicated to Governor
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
• 05/17/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor