Creating the crime of counterfeiting currency; including federal law enforcement officers in assault and battery against a law enforcement officer; adding violations of mistreatment of a dependent adult or elder person, changing the felony loss thresholds and adding the crime to the inherently dangerous felonies list; making the criminal penalty for possession of THC equal to the criminal penalty of possession of marijuana; amending the definition of escape in crimes of escape and aggravated escape from custody; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment program for certain drug severity level 4 crimes.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed May 4, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
18
Committee
10
Amendments
4
May 4, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Wednesday, May 16, 2018
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 119 Nay: 0
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
legislature
May 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
legislature
May 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
legislature
May 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee report now available
legislature
Apr 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Wilborn, Senator Lynn and Senator Haley appointed as conferees
legislature
Apr 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
legislature
Mar 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was rejected
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Senator Wilborn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane.
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Senator Wilborn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
legislature
Mar 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
legislature
Mar 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Introduced
Received and Introduced
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 117 Nay: 0
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Jan 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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