AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS (Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Signed Jun 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
May 12, 2022
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 15, 2022
Signed into law
06/15/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/09/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 13, 2022
Committee
05/13/2022 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/12/2022 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 10, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
02/15/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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