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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 457

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Relating to: trespass and damage to property owned or used by an energy provider and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Crime and criminals — Felony Damage _to property_ Electric utility Public utility Trespass

  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 increases the criminal penalty for intentionally damaging property

from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class H felony if the property damaged is owned,

leased, or operated by an energy provider and the actor intended to, or did, cause a

substantial interruption of the energy provider's goods or services.

Under the bill, entering a property that is part of an energy plant or electric

generation, distribution, or transmission system or part of a natural gas distribution

system without lawful authority or the consent of the energy provider that owns,

operates, or leases the property is also a Class H felony.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Gudex (R) , Lasee (R) , Wanggaard (R)

19 cosponsors

E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Kahl (D) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Ripp (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 28, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 28, 2016 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. Dec 18, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles, Gudex and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, E. Brooks, Gannon, Kahl, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, Murphy, Novak, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Schraa, Tauchen, Tittl, Weatherston and Zepnick

  2. Dec 18, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  4. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Jan 11, 2016 · Senate

    LRB correction

  10. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  11. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Taylor and Risser

  12. Jan 27, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1