Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on July 8, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 576
Creates crime of making an unauthorized arrest.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates crime of making an unauthorized arrest. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates civil cause of action for unauthorized arrest. Provides prevailing plaintiff with attorney fees and greater of $10,000 or actual damages. Limits arrests by private person or magistrate to felonies only. Requires specified investigators to have Department of Public Safety Standards and Training certification to be considered peace officers. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 19 to July 8, 2013, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 19 to Jul 8 · stopped139 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 19 to Feb 212 days
JudiciaryFeb 21 to Jul 8 · stopped137 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.