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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 237

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authorization to make arrests for activities punishable by civil forfeiture.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law grants specific authority to law enforcement officers to arrest for

violations of criminal procedures, noncriminal traffic offenses, and ordinances and

grants specific authority to law enforcement officers employed by cities to arrest for

violations of any law. This bill specifies that any law enforcement officer may arrest

a person for violating a law that constitutes a civil forfeiture if the law enforcement

officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is violating or has violated

the law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kleefisch (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Danou, Farrow and Knilans;Cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

  2. Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

  3. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Farrow withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Oct 31, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Knilans withdrawn as a coauthor

  9. Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Danou withdrawn as a coauthor

  10. Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly

    Senator Wanggaard withdrawn as a cosponsor

  11. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1