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2014 Bill(s)
* HB 1315 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H General Laws Description: Increase the cigarette tax in stages to eventually climb from 17 cents per pack to 33 cents. Require voter approval rather than signature by the governor for the increase to take effect, if approved by the legislature.
See: Official legislative description and status* HB 1316 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Transportation Description: Extend the ban on text messaging while driving to cover adults. It now covers persons under the age of 22 years.
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HB 1317 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Judiciary (IN BUDGET) Description: Expand the deadline after birth for a father to file a declaration of paternity from 15 to 60 days.
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HB 1318 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Judiciary Description: Reduce the percentage of sentence a first-time dangerous felony convict must serve from 85 percent to 50 percent if there had been no previous prison commitments. Lower to 40 percent an inmate above the age of 69 years.
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HB 1319 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Judiciary Description: Require the Proabation Board to review an inmate after 60 percent of a sentence as been served for a first-time dangerous felony for an offender who had previous prison commitments.
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HB 1320 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED Description: Provide the right to be exempt from jury duty a woman breast-feeding a child.
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HB 1321 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Rules Description: Extend the validity of an adoption consent given to a juvenile court in a termination of rights case by from 48 hours to 72 hours.
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HB 1322 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H General Laws Description: Let a person convicted to a drug-related felony get food stamps five years after conviction, the court penalties have been served and there has been no subsequent felony.
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HB 1323 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Judiciary Description: Expand to most misdemeanors the right to have a criminal record expunged and shorten the time before the petition can be filed from ten to five years.
See: Official legislative description and status* HB 1324 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Health Care Policy Description: Allow possession of marijuana for medical reasons, subject to a doctor's approval.
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* HB 1325 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Judiciary Description: Lower the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
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HB 1550 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Retirement Description: Require a cost of living increase in teacher retirement benefits.
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HB 1592 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H Rules Description: Allow admission in a child custody or divorce case of the person making unsubstantiated child abuse reporters if there have been three or more such reports 30 days before the court proceeding.
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HB 2234 Sponsor:Ellinger, Rory Status: H 2nd Read Description: Allow expunged felony or misdemeanor convictions involving marijuana within three years after state votes legalize marijuana in the state constitution.
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Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.