HB 589: Offenses Against Firefighters
GENERAL BILL by Duggan ; Willhite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brannan ; Buchanan ; Byrd ; Cortes ; Zika
Offenses Against Firefighters; Provides enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed against firefighters engaged in performance of their lawful duties.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/8/2019 House • Filed
11/25/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 48
1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 48
1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 395
1/16/2020 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 395
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 504
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 504
2/10/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/12/2020 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 568
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 568
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar
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HB 589, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/8/2019 at 1:15 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2020 (pdf)
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2020 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1142 Offenses Against Firefighters Hooper Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer. Page 1 (pdf)