AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES (Increases penalties for damages to electric and communication lines from three thousand dollars ($3,000) to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); imprisonment from two (2) years to ten (10) years, or both and requires restitution for economic harm.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2017
Last action Feb 14, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
01/27/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
RH
Raymond H. Johnston Jr.
DDemocratic
P
TW
Thomas Winfield
DDemocratic
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