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CS/SB 796: Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Bradley

Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in certain criminal proceedings and investigations, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2022
Last Action: 3/2/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 287 (Ch. 2022-84) -SJ 512
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/3/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/16/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 53
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 53
    1/20/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/25/22, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/25/2022 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 218
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/26/2022 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 221
    2/2/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/7/2022 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
    2/8/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/10/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 370
    2/16/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/17/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22 -SJ 451
    2/23/2022 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    2/28/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22 -SJ 521
    3/2/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 512
    • Substituted CS/HB 287 -SJ 512
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 287 (Ch. 2022-84) -SJ 512

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  • CS/SB 796, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/25/2022 at 5:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/4/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/14/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 287 (er) Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 5/4/2022 Chapter No. 2022-84

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/7/2022 2:30 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/15/2022 10:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    918.13 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 796, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2021 at 9:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2022 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 287 (c1) Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/4/2022 Chapter No. 2022-84

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    322426 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)
    1/24/2022
    9:36 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2022 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    918.13 Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf)

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