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HB 2059: Sentencing

GENERAL BILL by Crime & Punishment ; Ball

Sentencing; removes exceptions to certain construction guidelines which provide that legislative intent is to convict & sentence for each criminal offense in course of one criminal episode or transaction & not to allow principle of lenity determine legislative intent; amends OSRC to rank offense of knowingly transmitting or disseminating by computer any notice or ad for purpose of soliciting sexual conduct of or with minor, etc. Amends Chs. 921, 775, 874.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/25/1999 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00400
    3/29/1999 House • Referred to Corrections (CRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00478
    4/15/1999 House • Withdrawn from Corrections (CRC) -HJ 00586; Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
    4/19/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC), 04/20/99, 4:00 pm, 116K
    4/20/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00752
    4/21/1999 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00752
    4/30/1999 House • Died on Calendar

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  • HB 2059, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/19/1999 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/20/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1496 (e1) Sentencing Saunders Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Messages
    Location:
    S 2140 Computer Pornography Saunders Compare Last Action: 3/24/1999 S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00298; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00298
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.021 Rules of construction.
    874.04 Criminal street gang activity; enhanced penalties.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.

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