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HB 485: Criminal Law

GENERAL BILL by Hart

Criminal Law; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/H421,485) prohibits consideration of evidence of defendant's voluntary intoxication to determine existence of mental state that is element of crime; requires that enhanced penalty be imposed if victim of felony is related by lineal consanguinity to defendant or is defendant's legal guardian. Creates 90.4051, 775.0852.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 3/15/1999 House - Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 421 (Ch. 99-174)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/1999 House • Prefiled
2/4/1999 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
2/23/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 03/03/99, 1:00 pm, 214C
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00049; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 03/03/99, 1:00 pm, 214C
3/3/1999 House • CS combines this bill with 421; Comm. Action: CS by Crime & Punishment (CRC)
3/15/1999 House • Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 421 (Ch. 99-174)