FINAL PASSAGE

HB 4835 (Stanley)

Bias Motivated Crimes: Together, the bills (HB 4835-4836) would replace the current prohibition on ethnic intimidation with a prohibition on bias-motivated crimes, expand the categories of groups for which a crime could be considered a bias-motivated crime, increase the penalties, define terms, and place the new penalties within the sentencing guidelines.

• Schuitmaker substitute H-1 withdrawn
• HB 4835 advanced to 3 rd Reading
• HB 4835 was passed [RC 250: 66 yes, 43 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4836 (Robert Jones)

• Schuitmaker substitute H-4 not adopted [RC 248: 52 yes, 56 no]
• McMillin substitute H-2 not adopted
• McMillin-3 not adopted
• DeShazor-4 adopted
• Angerer-5 adopted
• HB 4836 advanced to 3 rd Reading
• HB 4836 was passed [RC 249: 66 yes, 43 no]
• IE was ordered

SB 10 (Richardville)

The bill would amend Part 401 (Wildlife Conservation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require the Department of Natural Resources to issue an order establishing a season or seasons for falconers to take live raptors for use in falconry.

• SB 10 was discharged from committee
• SB 10 advanced to 3 rd Reading
• SB 10 was passed [RC 251: 108 yes, 1 no]
• IE was ordered