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CS/CS/HB 327: Criminal Mischief/Graffiti

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Operations ; Crime & Punishment ; Rojas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Feeney ; Putnam ; Bainter ; Culp ; Lippman

Criminal Mischief/Graffiti; provides that county or municipality is not preempted by state law from establishing ordinance that prohibits marking of graffiti or other graffiti-related offenses & penalizes such offenses with higher penalties than those provided by state law or with mandatory penalties; provides for arrest without warrant when there is probable cause to believe that person has committed criminal mischief, etc. Amends 806.13, 901.15.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 4/24/1998 House - Placed on Consent Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 444 (Ch. 98-93) -HJ 01238
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/28/1997 House • Prefiled
2/21/1997 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Community Affairs (GRC); Governmental Operations (GRC)
3/4/1997 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Community Affairs (GRC); Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00065
3/12/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 03/18/97, 10:15 am, 21-HOB
3/18/1997 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00376
4/1/1997 House • CS read first time on 04/01/97 -HJ 00373; Now in Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00376
4/3/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (GRC), 04/09/97, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall --Cancelled
4/9/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (GRC), 04/15/97, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/15/1997 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00597
4/16/1997 House • Now in Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00597
5/2/1997 House • Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, In House Committee on Governmental Operations (GRC)
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Referred to Governmental Operations (GRC)
4/1/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (GRC), 04/07/98, 10:00 am, 413C
4/7/1998 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS/CS by Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00558
4/13/1998 House • CS read first time on 04/13/98 -HJ 00555; Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00558
4/16/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
4/24/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 444 (Ch. 98-93) -HJ 01238