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Events in March 2021

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February 28, 2021
March 1, 2021(1 event)


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
March 2, 2021(1 event)


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
March 3, 2021(3 events)


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


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


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
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March 9, 2021(2 events)


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


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
March 10, 2021(3 events)


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


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


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
March 11, 2021
March 12, 2021
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March 16, 2021
March 17, 2021(3 events)


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


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


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
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