Amendment No. 282

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 342                                                                       (BDR 23-1144)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                       

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 3 through 8 and inserting:

     “1.  A person who knowingly files a false or fraudulent written complaint or allegation of misconduct against a public officer or public employee for conduct in the course and scope of the employment of the public officer or public employee is guilty of a misdemeanor.

     2.  As used in this section, “public employee” means a person who performs public duties for compensation paid by the State, a county, city, local government or other political subdivision of the State or an agency thereof.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to public personnel; prohibiting false or fraudulent complaints against a public officer or employee; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Prohibits false or fraudulent complaints against public officer or employee. (BDR 23‑1144)”.