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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 48

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Relating to: expanding the definition of hate crime victims to include law enforcement officers.

Crime and criminals Discrimination Police

  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

This bill expands the persons who can be a victim of what is commonly known

as a “hate crime" to include law enforcement officers. A hate crime is a crime in which

the perpetrator selects the victim due to a perception or belief regarding the victim,

such as the victim's race, religion, color, or disability, or, under this bill, status as a

law enforcement officer.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ott (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Schraa (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Summerfield (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Weatherston (R) , Zimmerman (R)

6 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Tranel (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 Aug 28, 2017 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 and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 5

Passed 7–5 Aug 28, 2017 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. Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Kitchens, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Jacque, Kleefisch, Kulp, Macco, Mursau, Novak, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Schraa, Spiros, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tittl, Tusler, Weatherston and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Darling, Nass, Olsen and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  6. Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Crowley

  7. Jun 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Crowley

  8. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representatives Zamarripa, Goyke, Crowley and Kessler

  9. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Crowley

  10. Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Aug 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  12. Aug 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 5

  13. Aug 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1