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HB 717: Sentencing/Terrorism

GENERAL BILL by Select Committee on Security ; Goodlette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gelber ; Ball ; Green ; Cusack ; Cantens ; Bense ; Hart ; Machek ; Pickens ; Bullard

Sentencing/Terrorism; provides for reclassification of offenses the commission of which facilitated or furthered any act of terrorism; defines "terrorism"; includes any felony that is act of terrorism or is in furtherance of act of terrorism as qualifying offense under felony murder provisions; creates crime of felony murder involving any felony that is act of terrorism or is in furtherance of act of terrorism. Creates 775.31; amends 782.04.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2002 House • Prefiled
1/11/2002 House • Referred to Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Council for Healthy Communities
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00051
3/22/2002 House • Died in Committee on Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC)