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2012 Bill(s)
HB 1285 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Utilities Description: Make it a felony crime to use a device to read an electric meter of a home without the consent of the homeowner.
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HB 1286 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Judiciary Description: Allow a property owner to use force against a trespasser. Exempt a land owner from liability for injuries caused from trespassing.
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* HB 1287 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Veterans Description: Require the Gaming Commission to provide a method for gambling boat patrons to donate winnings to a veterans fund.
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HB 1288 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Judiciary Description: Require child support orders to include language detailing the rights and obligation of the person subject to the order. Require the Supreme Court to draft the language.
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HB 1289 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Utilities Description: Prohibit utilities from collecting or transferring information collected by a "smart meter" that gathers electric use by electronic monitoring except for billing or complying with government rules.
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HB 1392 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Crime Prevention Description: Require scrap metal, commodity metal, purchasers to sign up to a national alert system on metal theft.
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HB 1468 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Crime Prevention Description: Require the Amber alter system to be expanded to provide alerts whenever a peace officer has been assaulted.
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HB 1562 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Local Govt Description: Let the sheriff of any county hire a lawyer on office funds. Currently, only first-class non-charter county sheriffs can hire lawyers.
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HB 1703 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Local Govt Description: Include Buchanan County in a law that allows some counties to impose civil fines for violations.
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HB 1954 Sponsor:Higdon, Galen Status: H Ways & Means Description: Create a special Alcohol and Tobacco Control Trust Fund. Let the division keep its fees rather than diverting to General Revenue.
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