Panhandling.
Summary
Provides that a person who panhandles within 50 feet of: (1) the entrance or exit to a bank, business, or restaurant; (2) the location where a financial transaction occurs; or (3) a public monument; commits the offense of panhandling, a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally panhandles regardless of the time of day commits panhandling, a Class C misdemeanor. (Current law limits the time period of the offense to after sunset and before sunrise.) Defines "financial transaction" and "public monument".
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2020 · House Jan 21, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 20, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 367: yeas 35, nays 14
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 359: yeas 84, nays 10
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-1)
senate
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 21, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-3)
house
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BB
Brian Bosma
RRepublican
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Torr
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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