HB 295 (2004) -  Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer

General Bill by Patterson (CO-SPONSORS) Cantens; Murzin; Needelman; Slosberg; Stargel; Zapata
Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer: Provides an additional classification for the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; provides an additional classification for the offense of aggravated fleeing or eluding; provides and revises elements of the offense; provides and revises criminal penalties for the offenses of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death; provides for a minimum period of incarceration in certain circumstances involving serious bodily injury or death; provides an affirmative defense to fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances;prohibits courts from suspending, deferring, or withholding adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence in certain circumstances; provides for seizure and forfeiture of certain motor vehicles as contraband in certain circumstances; ranks and revises fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer offense classifications on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; ranks the offense of aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: 06/30/04 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-388 on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 12:00 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:43 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1322 Subject: Fleeing Law Enforcement Officer Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 212 Subject: High-speed Motor Vehicle Pursuits Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations 3/16/2004 3:17:41 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations 3/15/2004 8:24:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations 3/10/2004 1:30:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations 3/8/2004 3:25:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 2/4/2004 12:17:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 1/29/2004 1:55:44 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 03/29/2004 03:27 PM   Yeas: 109 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 756] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/24/2004 11:09 AM   Yeas: 35 Nays: 4 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 24] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2004 09:55 PM   Yeas: 110 Nays: 1 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1202] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-388 Time: 06/30/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/15/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/03/2004 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:56 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 1 Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:55 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Concurred Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:54 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/26/2004 - 10:43 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 4 -SJ 00883 Time: 04/24/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Read third time -SJ 00883 Time: 04/24/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00818 Time: 04/23/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00818 Time: 04/23/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Read second time -SJ 00803 Time: 04/23/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Substituted for SB 1322 -SJ 00803 Time: 04/23/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00803 Time: 04/23/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00463 Time: 03/31/2004 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/30/2004 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/30/2004 - 1:33 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 03/29/2004 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 Time: 03/29/2004 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/29/2004 - 12:53 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/25/2004 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 868819 adopted Time: 03/25/2004 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 868819 filed timely Time: 03/25/2004 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/25/2004 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/25/2004 6:27:59 PM) Time: 03/23/2004 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/16/2004 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/16/2004 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 03/16/2004 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 03/16/2004 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to Appropriations agenda Time: 03/12/2004 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Appropriations Time: 03/10/2004 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 03/10/2004 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 03/10/2004 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations agenda Time: 03/05/2004 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations agenda Time: 03/03/2004 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:21 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill now in Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Time: 02/04/2004 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 02/04/2004 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 02/04/2004 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill added to Public Safety & Crime Prevention agenda Time: 01/23/2004 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Now In Public Safety & Crime Prevention Time: 01/22/2004 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 01/22/2004 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Time: 01/22/2004 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Public Safety & Crime Prevention Time: 01/22/2004 - 11:25 AM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 12/09/2003 - 3:43 PM Member: Patterson Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.1935
318.17 HB 307
322.61 HB 1809 CS
921.0022 HB 71, HB 177 CS, HB 205, HB 221, HB 379 CS, HB 527, HB 761, HB 811, HB 1065, HB 1147, HB 1243 CS, HB 1375, HB 1525, HB 1641 CS, HB 1713, HB 1811, HB 1815, HB 1893