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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2595: Police communications

Imposing a sentence outside the standard sentence range for defendants who intercept police communication as a means to facilitate the crime.

Summary

  • Makes intercepting police communication as a means to facilitate a crime an aggravating circumstance in the Sentencing Reform Act.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2595), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2010
  2. Out of committeeJan 26, 2010
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 2010
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Christine Rolfes (D-23)
Introduced
January 11, 2010 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to imposing a sentence outside the standard sentence range for defendants who intercept police communication as a means to facilitate the crime;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Christine Rolfes (D-23)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Troy Kelley D-28Mark Ericks D-1Steve Kirby D-29Christopher Hurst D-31

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2010
Version voted on: HB 2595
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat60001
Republican37000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. PSEP - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. PSEP - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2595 in other sessions

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