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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.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • 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    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • HB 857, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/7/2021 at 9:44 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1172 Criminal Justice Jones Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary
    H 6113 Preemption to the State Eskamani Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    S 450 Criminal Justice Jones Compare Last Action: 10/19/2021 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 26
    S 1900 Preemption to the State Torres Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Community Affairs

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, appeal of municipal law enforcement agency budget, and budget amendments. Page 4 (pdf)
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 6 (pdf)
    784.011 Assault. Page 8 (pdf)
    784.021 Aggravated assault. Page 9 (pdf)
    784.03 Battery; felony battery. Page 9 (pdf)
    784.045 Aggravated battery. Page 9 (pdf)
    784.0495 Mob intimidation. Page 10 (pdf)
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 10 (pdf)
    806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 12 (pdf)
    806.135 Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property. Page 13 (pdf)
    810.02 Burglary. Page 13 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 17 (pdf)
    836.115 Cyberintimidation by publication. Page 21 (pdf)
    870.01 Affrays and riots. Page 21 (pdf)
    870.02 Unlawful assemblies. Page 23 (pdf)
    870.03 Page 24 (pdf)
    870.07 Affirmative defense in civil action; party convicted of riot. Page 24 (pdf)
    872.02 Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing contents of grave or tomb; penalties. Page 24 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 25 (pdf)

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