Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 1, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · House May 17, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
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