Criminal law issues.
Summary
Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain circumstances; and (5) defining "abusive head trauma" and permitting it to be used as an aggravating circumstance. Makes unlawful carrying of a handgun by a child a waivable offense. Specifies that "telephone sales call" includes certain types of electronically transmitted information. Makes certain other changes for consistency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican39
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 300: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 89: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
P
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
Co
Alex Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Wendy McNamara
RRepublican
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