Date: 02/23/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1304

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 12-1304 to the CommitteePASS



04:45 PM -- House Bill 12-1304

Representative Barker, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1304. Under current law, disorderly conduct is a class 2 misdemeanor, a class 3 misdemeanor, or a class 1 petty offense, depending on the activities involved. A person commits the offense of disorderly conduct if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

This bill adds activating, deactivating, or causing a fire alarm or an exit alarm to sound or preventing a fire alarm from sounding to the list of offenses classified as disorderly conduct. The bill states that such actions would be classified as a class 2 misdemeanor.

In addition, the bill specifies that the definition of "theft detection deactivating device" includes jumper wires, wire cutters, and electronic article surveillance removal devices, and that the definition of "theft detection shielding device" includes foil-lined or otherwise modified clothing, bags, purses, or containers used for avoiding detection devices. Under current law, it is a class 1 misdemeanor for any person to:

04:45 PM --

The committee asked the witnesses (all in favor) who signed up if they would not testify and the committee just move the bill. The witnesses deferred. The sponsor had no amendments to offer.
BILL:HB12-1304
TIME: 04:47:26 PM
MOVED:Holbert
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1304 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:Szabo
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Miklosi
Excused
Priola
Excused
Singer
Yes
Soper
Yes
Swerdfeger
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Williams A.
Excused
Wilson
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Liston
Excused
YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




04:49 PM

The committee adjourned.