The Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee heard, for amendment and vote only, SB 178 authored by Sen. Messmer on battery and neglect of a dependent. The bill enhances the felony level for battery or neglect offenses committed against an endangered adult or person with a mental or physical disability by one level for the base offenses or offenses resulting in bodily injury … [Read more...] about Battery and neglect of a dependent
sentencing
Bias crimes
The Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee heard SB 220 authored by Sen. Glick on bias crimes. The bill creates a sentence enhancement, to be served consecutively to the sentence for the underlying offense, for crimes committed with intent to harm or intimidate a victim because of the victim’s race, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, etc. Sen. G … [Read more...] about Bias crimes
Criminal law matters
The Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee heard SB 290 authored by Sen. R. Michael Young on criminal law matters. The bill would (1) make possession of over 10 grams of a drug sufficient to convict for dealing offenses without additional evidence of intent to manufacture/deliver; (2) forbid probable-cause or reasonable-suspicion determinations to be based in any part on an … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters
Battery and neglect of a dependent
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 178 authored by Sen. Messmer on battery and neglect of a dependent that is an endangered adult or disabled person. The bill enhances the felony level for battery or neglect offenses committed against an endangered adult or person with a mental or physical disability by one level for the base offenses or offenses resulting in … [Read more...] about Battery and neglect of a dependent
Human and sexual trafficking
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1028 concerning human and sexual trafficking authored by Rep. Truitt. The bill makes it a class A misdemeanor for visiting a common nuisance, for knowingly or intentionally visiting a place with the intent to violate certain laws related to human and sexual trafficking; and makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to knowingly or … [Read more...] about Human and sexual trafficking