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CS/CS/HB 1443: Local Administrative Action to Abate Public Nuisances and Criminal Gang Activity

GENERAL BILL by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Frishe ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern

Local Administrative Action to Abate Public Nuisances and Criminal Gang Activity; Authorizes local administrative board to declare place to be public nuisance if used on more than two occasions within 6-month period as site of storage of controlled substance with specified intent; authorizes administrative board to hear complaints regarding pain-management clinic declared public nuisance; prohibits county or municipality from declaring place or premises public nuisance unless county or municipality gives notice to owner of place or premises of intent to declare place or premises public nuisance & affords owner opportunity to abate nuisance; provides that order entered against person for public nuisance expires after 1 year or earlier if so stated unless order violated; requires that board conduct hearing to determine whether person violated administrative order; authorizes administrative board to seek injunctive relief against pain-management clinic declared public nuisance; authorizes board to extend term of order by up to 1 additional year & to impose penalty if board finds order violated; authorizes county or municipal ordinance to include fines for public nuisance activities outside specified period; authorizes local ordinance to provide for continuing jurisdiction over place or premises that are subject to extension of administrative order.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2012 House • Filed
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 144
1/12/2012 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 216
1/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 11:00 am, 404 HOB
1/25/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 300
1/26/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/27/2012 House • Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 297
• On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 295
1/31/2012 House • CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 324
2/1/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 317
2/2/2012 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 452
2/14/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
2/16/2012 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 683
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 683
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 718
• Amendment(s) adopted (624289) -HJ 718
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 765
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 765
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 862
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 862
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice