CS/CS/SB 478: Law Enforcement Fair Defense Act
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Comprehensive Planning ; Posey ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Argenziano ; Fasano ; Smith ; Lynn
Law Enforcement Fair Defense Act; redefines term "law enforcement officer" for purposes of payment of costs & attorney's fees in certain actions commenced against said officer; revises circumstances under which employing agency of law enforcement officer has option of paying legal costs & attorney's fees in action arising out of officer's official duties; provides for jurisdiction re legal costs & attorney's fees, etc. Amends 111.065.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2003 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate |
• Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00031; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 03/06/03, 8:45 am, 412-K |
| 3/6/2003 | Senate |
• CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00166; CS read first time on 03/11/03 -SJ 00173 |
| 3/7/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00166 |
| 3/20/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm, 37-S |
| 3/25/2003 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00264; CS read first time on 03/26/03 -SJ 00268 |
| 3/26/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00264 |
| 3/27/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/03, 9:30 am, 110-S |
| 4/1/2003 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00303; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice -SJ 00303 |
| 4/16/2003 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice -SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations |
| 4/24/2003 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/28/2003 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00700 |
| 4/29/2003 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00700; Read second time -SJ 00734 |
| 4/30/2003 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00800; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00800 |
| 4/30/2003 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/2/2003 | House |
• Died in Messages |