Legislation

Title: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Bailey, Beidle, Carozza, Cassilly, Eckardt, Edwards, Gallion, Hershey, Jennings, Ready, Reilly, Salling, Serafini, Simonaire, and West
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; establishing and altering certain penalties; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Cross-filed with: HB0356

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/20/2020 Legislative Date 1/20/2020 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/21/2020 Legislative Date 1/21/2020 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/20/2020	1/20/2020	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020)
Senate	1/21/2020	1/21/2020	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.

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