CS/SB 980 (2021) -  Battery upon Public Transit Workers

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Perry
Battery upon Public Transit Workers: Requiring certain public transit providers to post a specified sign concerning the penalty for committing a battery upon a transit worker by a specified date; requiring public transit providers to create and implement a risk reduction program by a specified date; authorizing programs to include the deployment of battery mitigation infrastructure and technology on public transit vehicles; including assault or battery on a public transit employee or agent within specified reclassified offenses, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/02/21 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

(No Related Bills On Record)

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/3/2021 1:01:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/1/2021 2:54:59 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 232 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/03/2021 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/02/2021 - 6:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 106 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/25/2021 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 106 Time: 02/10/2021 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/01/2021 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
341.0611
784.07 CS/HB 1, HB 113, CS/SB 232, HB 235, SB 484, CS/SB 614, HB 1545, HB 1625