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Pending House Bills of interest to the Association
Through March 11, 2010

(Bill/Description/Sponser)

HB-1 / Budget / Sykes
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HB-2 / Transportation budget
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HB-10 / Protection orders / Brown
Authorize protection order for dating relationships
OPAA: No position, except support making foster parent a family or household ember for purposes of domestic violence. 3/19/2009

HB-11 / Sex offender registration / Heard
Residences within 1000 feet of certain places M1.
OPAA: Support putting a criminal penalty on current SORN violation statute. 3/19/2009

HB-13 / Sex offenders / Garrison
To prohibit certain child sex offenders from being on school, preschool, or child day care premises.
OPAA: Oppose. 3/19/2009

HB-17 / Motorcycle licenses / Uecker
Clarifies penalties for operating motorcycle without license or endorsement.
OPAA: Support 5/21/09

HB-22 / Public records / Fende
To authorize limits bulk data requests, to permit charges to cover actual costs associated with bulk data requests, and to permit a charge for redacting.
OPAA: Support 3/19/2009

HB-29 / Abuse of a corpse / Mallory
To prohibit engaging in sexual conduct with a corpse.
OPAA: Increase 2927.01(B) to an F3 in all cases. No separate offense for sexual conduct. 3/19/2009

HB-33 / Meth labs / Dyer
Requires law enforcement agencies to report to Dept of Public Safety certain information concerning meth labs.
OPAA: No position except write out prosecutor. 3/19/2009

HB-58 / Fraud reporting / McGregor
State auditor's office. See SB-7
OPAA: Oppose 2/19/09

HB-70 / Companion animals / Gerberry
Increase penalties for mistreatment of a companion animal.
OPAA: Oppose. 3/19/2009

HB-77 / Law enforcement records / Snitchler
To apply confidentiality statutes to federal officers.
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HB-78 / OVI offenders / Hottinger
Ignition interlock and alcohol monitor
OPAA: Oppose 4/23/09

HB-79 / Vicious dogs / Sears
To remove pit bulls from the definition of a "vicious dog".
OPAA: Oppose 4/23/09

HB-83 / School assaults / Boyd
Provides for reporting of assaults in public schools to administrators and law enforcement.
OPAA: No position except oppose removing duty to report to law enforcement. 5/21/09

HB-85 / Firearm possession / Boyd
Limitations on possession and failure to secure firearms.
OPAA: No position 4/23/09

HB-86 / Land use / Hagan
Land reutilization corporations, use of expedited nonjudicial foreclosures on abandoned lands.
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HB-89 / Judicial attacks / Zehringer
Aggaravated murder, assaults on judges.
OPAA: Support 5/21/09

HB-95 / Name changes / Skindell
Prohibit a name change for a person who has committed identity fraud or who is required to register under SORN.
OPAA: Support 4/23/09

HB-99 / DNA testing / Weddington
Post conviction testing, preservation of evidence, recording of interrogations, etc.
OPAA: See SB-77

HB-103 / Judicial attacks / Fende
Increase penalties for attacks on judges
OPAA: Support 5/21/09

HB-108 / Cockfighting / Domenick
To increase the penalty
OPAA: Oppose 4/23/09

HB-112 / Protection orders / Domenick
To require GPS monitoring
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HB-119 / Law enforcement contract / Snitchler
To permit a governmental agency to contract with any law enforcement agency for law enforcement services.
OPAA: No position 5/21/09

HB-128 / Traffic violations / Hagan
ACD, failure to yield causing serious physical harm or death.
OPAA: No position 3/19/09. See SB-65.

HB-129 / Concealed handguns / Adams
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HB-130 / Cell phone use / Miller
To prohibit a person less than 17 from using a cell phone while driving.
OPAA: Oppose 4/23/09

HB-132 / Sexting / Maag
OPAA: Oppose. Already covered. 4/23/09

HB-154 / Fleeing / Yuko
Fleeing not in a motor vehicle.
OPAA: Oppose. Already covered by the offense of obtructing official business. 5/21/09

HB-164 / School law enforcement / Miller
To authorize boards of education to employ public high school law enforcement officers.
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HB-179 / Motorcycle seizures / Letson
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HB-180 / Courthouse assaults / Letson
OPAA: Support. See HB-89

HB-182 / Sentencing / Hackett
Additional sentence for serious physical harm to child less than five years of age.
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HB-191 / Street racing / Celeste
Increase penalties, create the offense of street racing manslaughter.
OPAA: Oppose 6/25/09. Reconsider, support 8/13/09

HB-208/ Art therapy / Skindell
Testimonial privilege
OPAA: Oppose 6/25/09

HB-213 / Treatment through prayer / Hagan
To repeal exemption for child endangering for treatment through prayer.
OPAA: Support 6/25/09

HB-223 / DTAC surplus / Letson
To permit use for operating expenses in lieu of general fund monies.
OPAA: Oppose 6/25/09

HB-225 / Community control / Yates
To eliminate requirement for a presentence investigation before placement in a community control sacnction for certain felons.
OPAA: Support 6/25/09

HB-233 / Criminal Justice Commission / Weddington
OPAA: Oppose 8/13/09

HB-235 / Juvenile offenses / Heard
Revises bindover, SYO, mandatory commitments, etc.
OPAA: Oppose 8/13/09

HB-242 / Felony database / Letson
Require BCI to maintain a database of those convicted of committing a felony against a person under 18.
OPAA: Oppose 8/13/09

HB-243 / Intimidation of a witness / Letson
OPAA: Support 5/21/09. Need a "safe haven" provision for prosecutors and law enforcement similar to provisions in existing coercion statute.

HB-248 / Murder penalty / Garrison
Penalty 20 to life when victim under 13.
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HB-252 / Abortion fraud / Adams
OPAA: No position 8/13/09

HB-257 / Sex offenses / Snitchler
Increase penalties for sex offenses student and teacher.
OPAA: Oppose 8/13/09

HB-261 / Driving and texting / DeBose
OPAA: See SB-160

HB-262 / Driving and talking or texting / DeBose
OPAA: See SB-160

HB-265 / Volunteer police assault / Driehaus
OPAA: Oppose 9/17/09 No certification for these people, creates special class, they have no arrest powers, carry no weapons, if extend to these, many others will also want similar deal.

HB-266 / Driving, communications / Koziura
OPAA: See SB-160

HB-270 / Driving and texting / Pillich
OPAA: See SB-160

HB-274 / Syringe use / Yates
Affirmative defense that used to avoid HIV exposure.
OPAA: Oppose 9/17/09

HB-278 / Campaign contributions / Batchelder
Prohibit county elected officer from accepting contribution from any county employee.
OPAA: Oppose 10/22/09

HB-288 / Pawnbrokers / Harwood
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HB-304 / Tracking devices / Burke
Use of GPS tracking devices.
OPAA: Oppose as written. Not needed. Especially delete private investigator, and take out warrant requirement for law enforcement. 10/22/09

HB-323 / Foreclosure actions / Murray
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HB-327 / Court operations / Combs
Prohibit jury tampering, jury information.
OPAA: Support with changes outlined in Executive Committee Meeting. 2/18/10

HB-333 / Rape victims / Stewart, D.
Compasionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act
OPAA: Not applicable as introduced.

HB-334 / Murder penalties / Pryor
15 to 20 to life for murder.
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HB-336 / Campaign contributions / Garrison
OPAA: Oppose. See HB-278.

HB-351 / Underage drinking / Bolon
OPAA: Keep current law except change Aknowingly@ to Arecklessly@ in 4301.69. Keep penalty an M1.

HB-359 / School security guards / Luckie
Increase penalty for assaulting a school security guard.
OPAA: Oppose 1/21/10

HB-371 / Child protective services / Pillich
Child in need of protective services.
OPAA: Support 1/21/10

HB-380 / Sexual imposition / Coley
OPAA: Supprt 1/21/10

HB-386 / Criminal sentencing / Yates
House version of SB-22.
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HB-391 / Address confidentiality / Chandler
OPAA: No position except to Prosecutor access to addresses

HB-415 / Text messaging / DeBose
Prohibit driving and texting.
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HB-429 / Domestic violence / Harris
Increases penalties, requires arrest, etc.
OPAA: Support extending criminal protection order during the term of probation; Support the review board but require that the testimonial provision is removed and make it consistent with the Child Fatality Review Board; Oppose mandatory arrest anytime there is reasonable belief that the protection order has been violated; Oppose mandatory counseling requirements; No Position on status hearings to be heldby the court and oppose the increases in sentences.

HB-450 / Nurse assaults / Driehaus
Increased penalties for assaults on nurses.
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