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Events in March 2021

1 4:00 pm: SB19 - Assault against a first responder includes nurses. 4:00 pm March 1, 2021 Adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 26, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT HB864 - J. Chism - 02/20/21 - Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. Senate Chamber, Senate Floor Read more

2 9:00 am: HB657 - Bonds and notes issued by local governments. 9:00 am March 2, 2021 Requires revenue anticipation notes have approval by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. Establishes renewal timeline for unpaid notes. Makes exemptions for FHA loans or any other direct lending department of the government of the United States. Makes other revisions to provisions governing bonds and notes issued by local governments (20 pp.). SB539 - B. Watson - 02/11/21 - Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Hearing Room III Read more

3 9:00 am: HB1074 - Penalty for assault of a first responder. 9:00 am March 3, 2021 Increases the penalty for assault of a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. Fiscal Note: (Dated February4, 2021) Increase State Expenditures $7,370,500 Incarceration* Decrease Local Expenditures $611,100/FY21-22 and Subsequent Years SB358 - J. Hensley - 02/10/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Hearing Room II Read more, 3:30 pm: HB369 - Contracting performed by unlicensed persons. 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm March 3, 2021 Sets requirements for exemptions from contractor licensing requirements for real property owners who intend to construct a residential building on that real property. Requires notice of construction made to the board for licensing contractors and the register of deeds. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 23,2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB275 - P. Rose - 02/10/21 - Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. House Hearing Room III Read more, 3:30 pm: HB511 & HB512 - Punishment for first-degree murder, Sentencing of attempted first degree murder. 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm March 3, 2021 Punishment for first-degree murder- Limits the punishment a jury can consider for a defendant convicted of first-degree murder committed against law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or rescue workers engaged in the performance of their official duties to death or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole. Amendment Summary: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee amendment 1 (003894) adds a section clarifying that juries are to be instructed that a defendant who receives a sentence of life imprisonment is not eligible for parole consideration until they serve at least 51 full calendar years of their sentence, instead of 25 full calendar years. Fiscal Note: (Dated February 5, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB841 - J. Johnson - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. Sentencing of attempted first degree murder- Allows a person convicted of attempted first degree murder to be sentenced to imprisonment for life without possibility of parole if the offense is committed against any law enforcement officer, correctional officer, department of correction employee, probation and parole officer, emergency medical or rescue worker, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or firefighter who was engaged in the performance of official duties. Fiscal Note: (Dated February 5, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB842 - J. Johnson - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Hearing Room II Read more

9 10:30 am: HB369 - Contracting performed by unlicensed persons. 10:30 am – 11:30 am March 9, 2021 Sets requirements for exemptions from contractor licensing requirements for real property owners who intend to construct a residential building on that real property. Requires notice of construction made to the board for licensing contractors and the register of deeds. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 23, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB275 - P. Rose - 02/10/21 - Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. House Hearing Room I Read more, 12:00 pm: HB657 - Bonds and notes issued by local governments. 12:00 pm March 9, 2021 Requires revenue anticipation notes have approval by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. Establishes renewal timeline for unpaid notes. Makes exemptions for FHA loans or any other direct lending department of the government of the United States. Makes other revisions to provisions governing bonds and notes issued by local governments (20 pp.). SB539 - B. Watson - 02/11/21 - Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Hearing Room I Read more

10 9:00 am: HB585 - CRIMINAL LAW: Harassment of a first responder 9:00 am March 10, 2021 Increases the penalty for harassment if the person committed the offense because of the victim's actual or perceived employment as a first responder. Defines "first responder" for the purposes of harassment to mean a correctional officer employed by the department of corrections, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a law enforcement officer, or any other person who responds to calls for emergency assistance. Broadly captioned. SB1138 - D. White - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Hearing Room II Read more, 9:00 am: HB864 - CRIMINAL LAW: Assault against a first responder includes nurses. 9:00 am March 10, 2021 Adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 26, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB19 - B. Gilmore - 03/01/21 - Senate passed. House Hearing Room II Read more, 3:30 pm: HB511 - CRIMINAL LAW: Punishment for first-degree murder. 3:30 pm March 10, 2021 Limits the punishment a jury can consider for a defendant convicted of first-degree murder committed against law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or rescue workers engaged in the performance of their official duties to death or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole. Amendment Summary: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee amendment 1 (003894) adds a section clarifying that juries are to be instructed that a defendant who receives a sentence of life imprisonment is not eligible for parole consideration until they serve at least 51 full calendar years of their sentence, instead of 25 full calendar years. Fiscal Note: (Dated February 5, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB841 - J. Johnson - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Hearing Room II Read more

17 9:00 am: HB1074 / HB864 9:00 am March 17, 2021 HB1074 CRIMINAL LAW: Penalty for assault of a first responder. Increases the penalty for assault of a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. Fiscal Note: (Dated February 4, 2021) Increase State Expenditures $7,370,500 Incarceration* Decrease Local Expenditures $611,100/FY21-22 and Subsequent Years SB358 - J. Hensley - 02/10/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. HB864 - CRIMINAL LAW: Assault against a first responder includes nurses. Adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 26, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT SB19 - B. Gilmore - 03/01/21 - Senate passed. House Hearing Room II Read more, 11:00 am: HB657 - PUBLIC FINANCE: Bonds and notes issued by local governments. 11:00 am – 12:00 pm March 17, 2021 Requires revenue anticipation notes have approval by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. Establishes renewal timeline for unpaid notes. Makes exemptions for FHA loans or any other direct lending department of the government of the United States. Makes other revisions to provisions governing bonds and notes issued by local governments (20 pp.). SB539 - B. Watson - 02/11/21 - Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Hearing Room III Read more, 3:30 pm: HB585 - CRIMINAL LAW: Harassment of a first responder. 3:30 pm March 17, 2021 Increases the penalty for harassment if the person committed the offense because of the victim's actual or perceived employment as a first responder. Defines "first responder" for the purposes of harassment to mean a correctional officer employed by the department of corrections, an emergency medical technician, a firefighter, a law enforcement officer, or any other person who responds to calls for emergency assistance. Broadly captioned. SB1138 - D. White - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Hearing Room II Read more