Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Safety and Security Committee on February 23, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 5223
AN ACT CONCERNING PURSUITS BY POLICE OFFICERS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) permit a police officer to initiate or engage in a pursuit in an authorized motor vehicle only when the driver or occupant of the fleeing vehicle is suspected of the commission of a serious felony offense, (2) require organized local police departments to adhere to the state-wide policy for pursuits by police officers, (3) require the chief of police or Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, as the case may be, to submit a report when a pursuit by a police officer results in the serious physical injury or death of another person, and (4) increase the penalty for increasing the speed of a motor vehicle in an attempt to escape or elude a police officer from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 22 to February 23, 2018, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to Feb 23 · stopped1 day
Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 22 to Feb 23 · stopped1 day
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – Feb 23
- Feb 22Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
- Feb 23Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses