Thin Blue Line Act
Summary
Thin Blue Line Act This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 41 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
Co
Andy Harris
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Bill Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
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