Sen. Mark Walczyk
Sponsored bills
Relates to the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions; decreases the number of signatures and votes to 15,000 signatures for statewide candidates and 50,000 votes to maintain party ballot status; changes the petition period to 12 weeks and the petitioning time to May-August.
Includes federal law enforcement officers in the definition of police officer.
Extends the registration period for trailers, other than a coach or house trailer or a semitrailer, from 1 to 5 years; amends trailer registration fees to match the 5-year registration timeframe.
Requires state agencies to expend funds no later than ninety days after receipt of a certificate of approval from the director of the budget; reduces the budget of an agency that violates such requirement for the upcoming fiscal year by 1% of the amount of the late award.
Waives the residency requirement for any appointed public official in Jefferson county.
Requires 12.5% of profits generated from a solar or wind energy system to be paid to a taxing jurisdiction or land owner under certain agreements for the installation and use of such solar or wind energy system, in addition to other PILOT or other payments required under such agreement.
Eliminates bail for all offenses; provides for imposition of restrictions and conditions and remand for certain offenses; directs consideration of a defendant's character, reputation, habits, mental condition, activities and history, and whether they pose a danger to themselves, another person or the community, when determining a securing order; creates the commission on public safety reform to issue a determination on which offenses should be eligible for pretrial detention.
Provides that crimes committed against a person on school grounds shall be deemed to be one category higher than the specified crime the person committed; enacts "Suzanne's Law".
Enacts Jacobe's Law requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.