IN SB0075 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

Bias motivated crimes. Makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that the crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual. Requires law enforcement agencies to report bias motivated crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Title

Bias motivated crimes. Makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that the crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual. Requires law enforcement agencies to report bias motivated crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-24SenateSenator Bohacek added as coauthor
2019-01-17SenateSenator Merritt added as third author
2019-01-17SenateSenator Ruckelshaus added as second author
2019-01-14SenateSenator Glick added as author
2019-01-14SenateSenator Bray removed as author
2019-01-14SenateCommittee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
2019-01-03SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
2019-01-03SenateAuthored by Senator Bray

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