AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING
Summary
Criminalizes the filing of a false lien, instrument, or encumbrance against a federal, state, or municipal judge or magistrate or his or her immediate family, and permits the court to take action to mitigate the negative consequences of such a filing.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Last action Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2024
How they voted
68–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
Jun 11, 2024
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2024
Committee
06/11/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/11/2024 House read and passed
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
02/28/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Voas
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Matthew Dawson
DDemocratic
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
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