Events in March 2021
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February 28, 2021
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March 1, 2021(1 event) 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
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March 3, 2021(2 events) 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 – 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 |
March 4, 2021
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March 5, 2021
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March 6, 2021
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March 7, 2021
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March 8, 2021
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March 9, 2021(1 event) Requires fire marshal to establish process for certification as an outdoor fireworks display operator, proximate pyrotechnic display operator, or flame effect display operator. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 21, 2021) Decrease State Revenue Net Impact - $6,700/FY21-22 and Subsequent Years/ State Fire Marshal's Office Senate Hearing Room I |
March 10, 2021(3 events) 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. House Hearing Room II Adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute. House Hearing Room II 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 House Hearing Room II |
March 11, 2021
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March 12, 2021
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March 13, 2021
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March 14, 2021
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March 15, 2021
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March 16, 2021(2 events) HB772 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: Payments to volunteer firefighters for completing an in-service training course. Provides annual $600 payments to volunteer firefighters who complete an inservice training course of at least 40 hours duration and appropriate to their rank, responsibility and the size and location of their department. Defines "volunteer firefighter" as an unpaid member of a fire department that is recognized by the state fire marshal and is required to extinguish and control fires. Part of Administration Package. HB335 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: Compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries. Adds leukemia and testicular cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by leukemia, testicular cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. HB105 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Residency requirements as condition of employment for first responder. Prohibits a local government from having residency requirements as a condition of SB29 - B. Kelsey - 03/04/21 - Senate passed with amendment 1 (003761) and amendment 2 (004082). Amendment 1 replaces this bill's prohibition against local governments establishing House Hearing Room II Requires fire marshal to establish process for certification as an outdoor fireworks display operator, proximate pyrotechnic display operator, or flame effect display operator. Fiscal Note: (Dated January 21, 2021) Decrease State Revenue Net Impact - $6,700/FY21-22 and Subsequent Years/ State Fire Marshal's Office Senate Hearing Room I |
March 17, 2021(2 events) 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 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. House Hearing Room II 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. House Hearing Room II |
March 18, 2021
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March 19, 2021
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March 20, 2021
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March 21, 2021
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March 22, 2021
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March 23, 2021
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March 24, 2021
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March 25, 2021
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March 26, 2021
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March 27, 2021
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March 28, 2021
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March 29, 2021
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March 30, 2021
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March 31, 2021
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April 1, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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April 3, 2021
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