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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/CS/HB 279, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/30/2021 at 11:02 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1354 Traveling Across County Lines with Intent to Commit a Felony Baxley Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/14/2021 3:15 PM House 100 Yeas - 17 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    810.02 Burglary. Page 1 (pdf)
    843.22 Traveling across county lines with intent to commit a burglary. Page 2 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 279, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/9/2021 at 6:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1354 Traveling Across County Lines with Intent to Commit a Felony Baxley Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    173567 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Snyder 3/24/2021
    11:26 AM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/24/2021     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    843.22 Traveling across county lines with intent to commit a burglary. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 279, Original Filed Version Posted 1/19/2021 at 8:50 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1354 Traveling Across County Lines with Intent to Commit a Felony Baxley Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    554237 - Amendment
    Remove lines 32-44 and insert:     		Snyder 3/8/2021
    10:39 AM     		Adopted
    3/9/2021     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    843.22 Traveling across county lines with intent to commit a burglary. Page 1 (pdf)

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