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CS/CS/HB 279: Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee ; Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Giallombardo ; Harding ; Slosberg ; Willhite

Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses; Increases offense severity ranking of burglary offense for purposes of Criminal Punishment Code when offender enters dwelling, structure, or conveyance on law enforcement or fire department property; removes reclassification of certain felony offenses when person who commits offense crosses county line with specified intent; removes requirement for reclassification or reranking that offender's travel be for purpose of thwarting law enforcement attempts to track stolen items; removes reference to crime being reclassified.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2021 House • Filed
2/3/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
3/9/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/10/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/11/2021 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/15/2021 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/22/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/25/2021 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/29/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
3/30/2021 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/1/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
4/13/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 17
4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Rules -SJ 493
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 492
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules