Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session
absence without leave from a legislative session and providing a penalty.
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, a legislator who is intentionally absent without leave for three
consecutive days on which a roll call vote is taken during a biennial legislative
session is subject to a fine of $500 per day. Under the bill, venue for prosecuting this
crime is any county that the legislator represents at the time he or she is absent
without leave.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
Sponsors
Full history
- May 24, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lasee and Vukmir;Cosponsored by Representatives August, Pridemore, Kestell, Nass and Thiesfeldt
- May 24, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1