BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5849: Laser pointers
Making unlawful use of a laser pointer a misdemeanor.
Summary
- Declares that it is unlawful for any person to direct light from a laser pointer at a uniformed police officer, uniformed security guard, uniformed school safety officer, uniformed traffic enforcement officer, uniformed member of a paid or volunteer fire department, uniformed emergency medical service worker, uniformed ambulance worker, or other uniformed city, state, or federal peace officer, investigator, or…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 12, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
- Introduced
- February 12, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 5849 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5849 (2021–22) Tax incentives
- SB 5849 (2019–20) Occup. disease presumption
- SB 5849 (2017–18) Veterans' services
- SB 5849 (2015–16) Ethics defense trust funds
- SB 5849 (2013–14) Electric vehicle charging
- SB 5849 (2011–12) Estates and trusts