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2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 224

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR ENGAGING A POLICE OFFICER IN PURSUIT.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on March 25, 2002. The 2002 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To increase the penalty for a violation of section 14-223 of the general statutes from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, except that where the violation results in death or serious physical injury, the violation shall be a class B felony; and to provide for a minimum motor vehicle operator's license suspension of eighteen months where the individual is guilty of assault in the first degree as a result of engaging an officer in pursuit.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Jeffrey J. Berger, Steven T. Mikutel

    Its course

    February 14 to March 25, 2002, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action8 actions on 7 days

    In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 25 · stopped39 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 14 to Feb 2814 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 25 · stopped25 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 25

    1. Feb 14Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Feb 15Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Feb 28Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it and sent it to Judiciary Committee
    4. Mar 25Judiciary Committee took no action on it
    All 8 actions, as published
    1. Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 28Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 6FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    7. Mar 6FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 25No ActionBoth houses