CRIME/THEFT: Provides relative to contractor fraud
This bill (HB 70) is a minor amendment to a criminal statute related to contractor fraud. It inserts the phrase "disabled or" before "sixty-five" on page 2, line 29 of the bill text, modifying a specific provision (likely related to sentencing or eligibility criteria). The amendment is currently pending before the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, with no further details provided about its specific impact on sentencing or who it affects. As a technical amendment to an existing statute, it does not introduce new substantive policy changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Total actions
4
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Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy Walters
DDemocratic
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