Battery upon Public Transit Workers
Summary
Battery upon Public Transit Workers; Requiring certain public transit providers to post a specified sign concerning the penalty for committing a battery upon a transit worker by a specified date; requiring public transit providers to create and implement a risk reduction program by a specified date; authorizing programs to include the deployment of battery mitigation infrastructure and technology on public transit vehicles; including assault or battery on a public transit employee or agent within specified reclassified offenses, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Perry
RRepublican
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