Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2203
Loitering and aggressive panhandling; criminalize.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIME OF LOITERING WHERE A PERSON LINGERS, REMAINS, OR PROWLS IN CERTAIN PLACES; TO ENUMERATE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TO DETERMINE IF THAT PERSON IS LOITERING; TO REQUIRE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO AFFORD THE ACTOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPEL ANY ALARM THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE WARRANTED BY REQUESTING THE ACTOR TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND EXPLAIN HIS OR HER PRESENCE AND CONDUCT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF LOITERING; TO CREATE THE CRIME OF AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING WHERE A PERSON SOLICITS A DONATION OF MONEY OR GOODS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING; 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
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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.
In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate