General Assembly; threats to members, obstruction of justice, penalties.
Summary
Threats to members of the General Assembly;obstruction of justice; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felonyto knowingly and willfully send, deliver or convey, or cause to besent, delivered, or conveyed, to a current member of the GeneralAssembly or his immediate family any threat to take the life of orinflict bodily harm upon a current member of the General Assemblyor his immediate family, whether such threat be oral or written.The bill also provides that any person who without just cause knowinglyobstructs any elected official in the performance of his duties assuch or fails or refuses without just cause to cease such obstructionwhen requested to do so by such elected official is guilty of a Class1 misdemeanor.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
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Total actions
5
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Committee
1
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
A.C. Cordoza
RRepublican
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