IN HB1240 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 148
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 148
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Criminal law issues. Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain circumstances; and (5) defining "abusive head trauma" and permitting it to be used as an aggravating circumstance. Makes unlawful carrying of a handgun by a child a waivable offense. Specifies that "telephone sales call" includes certain types of electronically transmitted information. Makes certain other changes for consistency.
Title
Criminal law issues.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-03-13 | House | Public Law 148 |
2024-03-13 | House | Signed by the Governor |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2024-03-11 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2024-03-11 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2024-03-06 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 300: yeas 93, nays 0 |
2024-03-06 | House | Motion to concur filed |
2024-03-05 | Senate | Returned to the House with amendments |
2024-03-05 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 47, nays 1 |
2024-02-27 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
2024-02-27 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote |
2024-02-22 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2024-02-07 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
2024-01-31 | House | Referred to the Senate |
2024-01-30 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 89: yeas 95, nays 0 |
2024-01-30 | House | Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman |
2024-01-29 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2024-01-25 | House | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
2024-01-22 | House | Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor |
2024-01-09 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
2024-01-09 | House | Authored by Representative Steuerwald |
2024-01-09 | House | Coauthored by Representative McNamara |