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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6025: Body armor

Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.

Summary

  • Requires that all firearm and deadly weapon sentencing enhancements are to be doubled if an offender was wearing body armor at the time of the offense.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6025), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2014
  2. Out of committeeJan 28, 2014
  3. Passed SenateFeb 17, 2014
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 14, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
March 13, 2014
Companion bill
HB 2704
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to body armor;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve O'Ban (R-28)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Pam Roach R-31

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 17, 2014
Version voted on: SB 6025
41 Yea 7 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat18700
Republican23001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology.
  3. PS - Majority; do pass.
  4. PS - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. LAW - Majority; do pass.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 6025 in other sessions

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