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CS/CS/SB 728: Threats

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Infrastructure and Security ; Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson

Threats; Decreasing the criminal penalty for threatening to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device with intent to do bodily harm to any person or with intent to do damage to any property of any person; prohibiting threats to use a firearm or weapon with specified intent; providing criminal penalties; redefining the term “violence” to include incidents of cyberstalking, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/1/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/21/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 56
    1/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/13/20, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/13/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 155
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 56
    1/15/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/16/2020 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
    1/22/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 186
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
    1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/04/20, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/4/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
    2/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/6/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 245
    2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    2/27/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/03/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/3/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 411
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20 -SJ 461
    3/5/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 449
    • Amendment(s) adopted (161760) -SJ 449
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 449
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/6/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 483
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 483
    3/6/2020 House • In Messages
    3/9/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1003
    • Received -HJ 1003
    3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
    • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 1047
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 728, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2020 at 5:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 311 (c2) Threats Massullo Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    056839 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Massullo 3/7/2020
    3:22 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    3/9/2020     		PDF
    065839 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Massullo 3/9/2020
    5:51 PM     		PDF
    hierarchy 576321 - Amendment to Amendment (065839)
    Remove line 20 and insert:     		Massullo 3/10/2020
    8:21 AM     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/6/2020 10:26 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.046 Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting; pretrial release violations; public records exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties. Page 12 (pdf)
    790.162 Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 728, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/5/2020 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/2/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 311 (c2) Threats Massullo Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    161760 - Amendment
    Delete line 104 and insert:     		Simmons 3/5/2020
    1:44 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/5/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/3/2020 1:00 PM Appropriations 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.162 Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 728, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/15/2020 at 10:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2020 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 311 (c1) Threats Massullo Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    493844 - Amendment
    Delete lines 35 - 105 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Stargel)     		1/27/2020
    1:13 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/4/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 430974 - Substitute Amendment (493844)
    Delete lines 35 - 105 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Stargel)     		1/27/2020
    4:55 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/4/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 862884 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (430974)
    Delete lines 14 - 16 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Stargel)     		2/3/2020
    3:36 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/4/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2020 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.162 Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.163 False report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive, or a weapon of mass destruction, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.164 False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty; reward. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 728, Original Filed Version Posted 11/1/2019 at 8:57 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure and Security (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2020 (pdf)
    Infrastructure and Security (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 311 Threats Massullo Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    651314 - Amendment
    Delete lines 16 - 24 and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Stargel)     		1/10/2020
    2:34 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/14/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 402684 - Amendment to Amendment (651314)
    Delete line 14 and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Stargel)     		1/13/2020
    1:04 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/14/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    728976 - Amendment
    Delete line 22 and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Stargel)     		1/10/2020
    12:35 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/14/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2020 3:30 PM Infrastructure and Security 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.162 Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 1 (pdf)

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