HB 857: Criminal Justice
GENERAL BILL by Nixon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Joseph ; McCurdy
Criminal Justice; Removes provisions relating to operating budget of municipal law enforcement agency; revises prohibition on obstructing traffic by standing on street; prohibits persons from willfully obstructing public streets in order to solicit; removes provisions providing municipality has duty to allow law enforcement agency to respond to riot or unlawful assembly in specified manner; removes provisions providing municipality is civilly liable for specified damages proximately caused by municipality's breach of such duty; removes criminal penalty for assault committed in furtherance of riot or aggravated riot; removes criminal penalty for battery committed in furtherance of riot or aggravated riot; removes provision relating to destroying or demolishing memorial or historic property; removes provisions reclassifying specified burglary offenses committed during riot or aggravated riot & facilitated by conditions arising from riot; removes provision requiring person arrested for such violation to be held in custody until first appearance.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/7/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/16/2021 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/12/2022 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | House |
• Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
