Sentence enhancement for use of firearm.
Summary
Adds an investigator for the inspector general to the definition of "police officer" for purposes of the statute providing a sentence enhancement for individuals who point or discharge a firearm at a police officer while committing certain crimes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 4, 2022
Signed Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 7, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
Returned to the Senate without amendments
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 43: yeas 39, nays 8
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
P
Chris Jeter
RRepublican
P
Mike Gaskill
RRepublican
Co
Steve Bartels
RRepublican
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