GOVERNOR’S – ATG (Department of the Attorney General)
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HB No. |
SB No. |
Title |
Description |
Relating to the Relief of Certain Persons’ Claims Against the State and Providing Appropriations Therefor |
Provides for the payment of claims against the State for refunds of taxes, for judgments and settlements, and for other miscellaneous payments. |
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Relating to Identification Documents |
Creates a new felony offense for the sale or manufacture of deceptive identification documents. |
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Relating to Contempt |
Creates a petty misdemeanor offense under the criminal contempt statute to cover instances where a person recklessly disobeys or resists process, injunction or other court mandate. |
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Relating to Computer Crime |
Amends the existing computer crime statutes by expanding the scope of prohibited activity and creating a range of offenses, from a misdemeanor to a class B felony. |
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Making an Emergency Appropriation for the Asbestos Property Damage Litigation |
Appropriates emergency fund ($2,100,000) for the continuation / conclusion of the asbestos property damage litigation in fiscal year 1999-2000. |
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Relating to Workers’ Compensation |
Excludes from workers’ compensation coverage claims for mental stress from personnel actions. |
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Making an Emergency Appropriation for Antitrust Litigation Costs |
Provides emergency funding ($415,000) for the litigation costs of the gasoline antitrust lawsuit in the event alternative funding sources to not become available. |
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Relating to Child Support Enforcement |
Provides numerous revisions to comply with the mandates of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Compliance with the mandates is required for continued funding of the Child Support Enforcement Agency. |
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Relating to Certificates of Identification |
Proposes to change the expiration date of State ID cards to coincide with a person’s birth date, and to allow renewal by mail for persons 65 years and older. |
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Relating to Litigation Involving Highways |
Proposes to limit the State and county liability in highway cases. |
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Relating to the Disclosure of Government Records |
Relieves the State and county agencies of the time and expense of retrieving, reviewing, and making information, that the agency maintains but did not originate, available to the public under chapter 92F. |
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Relating to Homicide |
Amends the murder in the second degree by creating a section covering felony-murder. |
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Relating to the Enforcement of the Tobacco Settlement Agreement |
Establishes the Tobacco Enforcement Special Fund. Exempts the fund from the central service surcharge and reimbursement for departmental administrative expenses. Revises the distribution of the tobacco settlement moneys. |
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Relating to Tobacco Products Report |
Establishes a reporting requirement to enforce a state law that requires tobacco product manufacturers who sell tobacco products in the State to deposit certain amounts into escrow based on the number of cigarettes sold. |