SB 541 — Enhances the criminal penalty for certain crimes committed against first responders. (BDR 15-1219)
Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 586.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 18, 2017. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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14 sponsors
7 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Approved by the Governor. Chapter 586.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Assembly Amendment No. 1044 concurred in. To enrollment.
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In Senate.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint .
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Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1044.) To printer.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
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In Assembly.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint .
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 942.) To printer.
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Placed on Second Reading File.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
Sponsors
- John Ellison · Primary
- Cancela · Cosponsor
- Parks · Primary
- Ford · Primary
- Denis · Primary
- Nicole J. Cannizzaro · Cosponsor
- Manendo · Cosponsor
- Jason Frierson · Primary
- Pat Spearman · Primary
- Patricia Farley · Cosponsor
- Joyce Woodhouse · Cosponsor
- Kelvin Atkinson · Primary
- Tick Segerblom · Cosponsor
- Julia Ratti · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →7 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 53 not signed on
Sponsors (7)
- Ellison, John Republican
- Parks
- Ford
- Denis
- Jason Frierson
- Pat Spearman
- Kelvin Atkinson
Co-sponsors (7)
- Cancela
- Cannizzaro, Nicole J. Democratic
- Manendo
- Patricia Farley
- Joyce Woodhouse
- Tick Segerblom
- Julia Ratti
Not signed on (53)
53 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 53 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (42)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yvanna Cancela | — | Yea |
| Moises Denis | — | Yea |
| Aaron Ford | — | Yea |
| Heidi Gansert | — | Yea |
| Donald Gustavson | — | Yea |
| Mark Manendo | — | Yea |
| David Parks | — | Yea |
| James Settelmeyer | — | Yea |
| Becky Harris | — | Yea |
| Ben Kieckhefer | — | Yea |
| Joyce Woodhouse | — | Yea |
| Julia Ratti | — | Yea |
| Kelvin Atkinson | — | Yea |
| Michael Roberson | — | Yea |
| Pat Spearman | — | Yea |
| Patricia Farley | — | Yea |
| Pete Goicoechea | — | Yea |
| Scott Hammond | — | Yea |
| Tick Segerblom | — | Yea |
| Cannizzaro, Nicole J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hardy, Melissa R.. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 541?
- SB 541 is sponsored by Ellison, John (Republican), Cancela, Parks, Ford, Denis, Cannizzaro, Nicole J. (Democratic), Manendo, Jason Frierson, Pat Spearman, Patricia Farley, Joyce Woodhouse, Kelvin Atkinson, Tick Segerblom, and Julia Ratti.
- What is the current status of SB 541?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 18, 2017. Enacted.
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