Legislation

Title: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Bailey, Carozza, Cassilly, Eckardt, Edwards, Gallion, Hershey, Hough, Jennings, Ready, Salling, Simonaire, and West
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 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; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; 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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Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: HB0423

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0273 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/24/2022 Legislative Date 1/24/2022 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/26/2022 Legislative Date 1/26/2022 Action Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/24/2022	1/24/2022	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)
Senate	1/26/2022	1/26/2022	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

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