CORRECTIONS: Provides relative to electronic monitoring
HB 874 is a technical amendment bill that modifies the legal penalties associated with violations of electronic monitoring rules in the state. The changes adjust the specific wording of the statute to include potential imprisonment of up to six months and remove the term "civil" from the description of fines. By altering these lines, the bill clarifies the consequences for individuals who fail to comply with electronic monitoring requirements without adding new programs or changing the core purpose of the law. This legislative update focuses strictly on refining the existing text of the corrections code rather than introducing new policy initiatives.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2024 · House Apr 23, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 28, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
12
May 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
May 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
May 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report received.
upper
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Connick, Morris, and Wheat.
upper
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 8, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (9-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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