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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 634

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Relating to: statute of limitations for arson crimes and the definition of a Molotov cocktail.

Crime and criminals — Felony Explosive Fire Limitation of action

  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

Under current law, a prosecution for the felony crime of arson must be

commenced within six years of the violation. This bill changes that time limit to 15

years for arson of buildings, arson of property other than a building, and arson with

the intent to defraud. This bill first applies the change to these arson offenses that,

as of the effective date of this bill, have not been barred from prosecution under the

six-year statute of limitation.

Current law defines, in part, a "fire bomb" (commonly known as a Molotov

cocktail) as a breakable container. This bill removes the requirement that the

container be breakable.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bies (R) , Mursau (R) , Ripp (R) , Steineke (R) , T. Larson (R)

1 cosponsors

Kedzie (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Feb 3, 2014 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Feb 3, 2014 official source full page

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

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 7, 2014 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 7, 2014 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. Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Bies, T. Larson, Ripp and Mursau; cosponsored by Senator Kedzie

  2. Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice

  3. Jan 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 28, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  5. Jan 28, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goyke

  6. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  8. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2014 by Committee on Rules

  11. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  12. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  14. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Feb 17, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Labor

  20. Feb 25, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Mar 6, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1