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2023 SESSION
SB 1455 Civil disturbance; local curfew, penalty.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Civil disturbance; local curfew; penalty. Enables the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality to enact a curfew under certain circumstances during a civil disturbance. The bill clarifies that such action in cities shall be in concurrence with the city manager and the mayor. The bill requires that such action specify the hours of the curfew and the geographic area to which the curfew applies and provide for various specified exceptions. The action authorizing the curfew shall provide for reasonable efforts to inform the public in advance of the curfew, which shall be valid for no more than 24 hours. The bill provides that such curfew shall not be extended or renewed unless by recorded vote of the local governing body or by judicial order. The bill provides that any violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104166D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23104166D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1455ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104166D
- 01/13/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/23/23 Senate: Reported from Local Government (9-Y 4-N)
- 01/24/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/23 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/23 Senate: Amendment by Senator Rouse withdrawn
- 01/31/23 Senate: Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to
- 01/31/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1455E
- 01/31/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23104166D-E
- 01/31/23 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/31/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/08/23 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/10/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 8-N)
- 02/21/23 House: Read second time
- 02/22/23 House: Read third time
- 02/22/23 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/22/23 House: Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1455ER)
- 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
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)