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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 303

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: Increasing prison terms upon conviction for gang-related crimes and creating a criminal penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals — Gang activity

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

This bill creates an enhanced penalty for persons who are convicted of a crime

that a fact-finder determines to be gang-related. Under the bill, if a person is

convicted of a violation of the criminal code or of a violation related to a controlled

substance, and the violation was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or

in association with a criminal gang or committed with the intent to promote or

otherwise assist any criminal conduct by criminal gang members, the term of

imprisonment for the crime may be increased.

Under the bill, if the underlying offense is a misdemeanor, the court may

increase the maximum term of imprisonment for the misdemeanor by up to six

months. The court may increase the maximum term of imprisonment for a Class A

to Class D felony by up to five years, for a Class E to Class G felony by up to four years,

and for a Class H or Class I felony by up to three years.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Gudex (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

9 cosponsors

Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Novak (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 1

Passed 3–1 Dec 18, 2015 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. Oct 9, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Gudex, Olsen, Cowles and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Kremer, Steffen, Sanfelippo, Knodl, Novak, Hutton, Edming and T. Larson

  2. Oct 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Oct 14, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 19, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 23, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Dec 16, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Dec 18, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 1

  9. Dec 18, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1