CS/SB 608: Decreasing Penalties for Certain Criminal Acts
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Clemens
Decreasing Penalties for Certain Criminal Acts; Deleting a criminal penalty prohibiting a person on a public street or highway from carrying a white or white tipped with red cane or walking stick unless the person is totally or partially blind; decreasing the penalty for selling, giving away, disposing of, exchanging, or bartering certain beverages or articles with a habitual drunkard after receiving notice from a family member about such person’s condition; revising threshold amounts for offenses involving giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card orders, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Transportation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Transportation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Transportation (TR)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/9/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 79 |
| 2/27/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/06/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 3/6/2017 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 168 |
| 3/7/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 79 |
| 3/8/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Transportation -SJ 168 • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 170 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Transportation |
