Criminal Sentencing Community Service Veterans Organizations
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2017 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning the eligibility of a veterans' service organization to accept public service assignments offered in connection with misdemeanor sentencing.
Bill Summary:
Currently, only an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code (tax code) may accept services offered through a program of community or useful public service operated by a county court, probation department, county sheriff, or other local governmental entity in connection with sentencing for specified misdemeanors. Veterans' service organizations may be organized under other provisions of the tax code such as section 501 (c)(4) or 501 (c)(19).
The bill expands the criteria for organizations that may accept community or useful public service assignments to include veterans' service organizations organized under 501 (c)(4) or 501 (c)(19) of the tax code, and specifies that the court or other entity making the assignment retains discretion to determine which organizations may be included in its program of community or useful public service.
Section 1 amends the statute dealing with misdemeanor sentencing generally.
Sections 2 and 3 insert analogous provisions into the statutes dealing specifically with sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses and alcohol-related driving offenses, respectively.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 01/27/2017 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 17-1056 to the Committee of the Whole, with a recommendation that it be place on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 17-1056, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2017 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/2017 | Third Reading | BILL |
64
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2017 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 03/14/2017 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/14/2017 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/10/2017 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/06/2017 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/03/2017 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/01/2017 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/03/2017 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 02/02/2017 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/01/2017 | House | House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 01/31/2017 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/01/2017 - No Amendments |
| 01/26/2017 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 01/11/2017 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2017 | 56 | Crim Sentencing Community Service Veterans Orgs |