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CS/CS/SB 782: Chad Meredith Act

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations ; Criminal Justice ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard

Chad Meredith Act; specifies conduct that constitutes hazing at high schools with grades 9-12; creates new offenses of hazing at such high school; authorizes court to impose condition of drug or alcohol probation in certain circumstances; provides for felony & misdemeanor offenses of hazing at postsecondary educational institutions; requires court to impose hazing education course as condition of sentence in certain circumstances, etc. Amends 1006.63, 1001.64.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 4/29/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00744; Read second time -SJ 00738; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00738; Substituted HB 193 -SJ 00738; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 193 (Ch. 2005-146)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/14/2005 Senate • Filed
1/28/2005 Senate • Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00051
3/31/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/05/05, 9:00 am, 110-S
4/5/2005 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00324; Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00324
4/7/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/05, 9:00 am, 37-S
4/12/2005 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00420; CS read first time on 04/13/05 -SJ 00426
4/13/2005 Senate • Now in Justice Appropriations -SJ 00420
4/21/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations, 04/26/05, 3:00 pm, 37-S
4/26/2005 Senate • CS/CS by- Justice Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00640; CS read first time on 04/27/05 -SJ 00642
4/27/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00640
4/29/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00744; Read second time -SJ 00738; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00738; Substituted HB 193 -SJ 00738; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 193 (Ch. 2005-146)