CHAPTER NUMBER: 478 
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 811  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Stone,
 Giannetti, and Garagiola (Committee to Revise Article 27 -
Crimes and Punishments)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Criminal Law - Extortion by Government Officer or Employee -
 Persons Subject to Offense
 
Expanding the category of officers or employees who are subject to
specified provisions relating to extortion; expanding the category of
employment from which a person convicted of extortion is barred; and
defining the term "political subdivision".
Senate Action
- 2/2
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 -      Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/7
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/10
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 - 4/5
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/11
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/16
 - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 478
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
 - Comm. to Revise Article 27
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
 - EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
 - PENALTIES
 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
 - SPECIAL TAX DISTRICTS
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Criminal Law
 - (
 3-702 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 318678/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005       at:
10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 702114/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2005       at:
10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 - April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)