Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 16, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2844
Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; create and issue bonds to fund.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BULLETPROOF VEST GRANT FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO BE USED AS A MATCH FOR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS TO PURCHASE BULLETPROOF VESTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVING A BULLETPROOF VEST POLICY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE AGENCY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM THE FUND; AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BULLETPROOF VEST GRANT FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 29 to March 16, 2016, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateFeb 29 to Mar 16 · stopped16 days
FinanceFeb 29 to Mar 16 · stopped16 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.