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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)

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  • CS/CS/SB 782, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/27/2005 at 1:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2005 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 193 (e1) Hasner Similar Last Action: 6/7/2005 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-146
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    390910 - Amendment
    		Aronberg 4/28/2005
    1:21 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/29/2005     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.64 Community college boards of trustees; powers and duties.
    1006.63 Hazing prohibited.

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  • CS/SB 782, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/13/2005 at 9:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2005 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    175748 - Amendment
    		Justice Appropriations
    (Aronberg)     		4/26/2005
    6:35 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/26/2005 3:00 PM Justice Appropriations 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.64 Community college boards of trustees; powers and duties.
    1006.63 Hazing prohibited.

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  • SB 782, Original Filed Version Posted 1/14/2005 at 3:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2005 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    941304 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		4/11/2005
    10:59 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    544528 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		4/11/2005
    11:00 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    543474 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		4/11/2005
    11:00 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/5/2005 9:00 AM Education 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/12/2005 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.64 Community college boards of trustees; powers and duties.
    1006.63 Hazing prohibited.

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