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2020 SESSION
HB 1213 Summonses; authority of local government employees to issue for violations of local ordinances.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Authority of local government employees to issue summonses for misdemeanor violations of local ordinances. Permits localities to appoint and train local government employees to enforce local ordinances by issuing summonses for misdemeanor violations of ordinances that are within the scope of the employee's employment with the exception of traffic offenses and those offenses set forth in Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses Generally. The bill provides that such employees shall not have the power and authority of constables at common law and their power shall be limited to issuing such summonses in their locality.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102237D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20102237D-E pdf
- 02/12/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108191D-S1 pdf
- 02/21/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1213ER) pdf
- 03/04/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102237D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/27/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Read first time
- 02/05/20 House: Read second time
- 02/05/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/05/20 House: Amendment by Delegate Heretick agreed to
- 02/05/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1213E
- 02/05/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20102237D-E
- 02/06/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108191D-S1
- 02/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108191D-S1
- 02/17/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1213S1
- 02/17/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108191D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1213ER)
- 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 144 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/04/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)