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HB 1216
Enhanced Fleeing Police Penalties
GPS OPPOSES this bill
Increases criminal penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement.
What This Bill Does
HB 1216 increases criminal penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officers. The bill enhances sentences for individuals who fail to stop when signaled by police, creating steeper mandatory penalties.
GPS opposes this bill because enhanced penalties for fleeing do not address the root causes of why people run from police — often fear, panic, or distrust born from negative experiences with law enforcement. Harsher sentences fill prison beds without improving public safety, while the pursuit itself often creates more danger than the underlying offense.
Vote Tally
68
Yea
26
Nay
6
Abstain/Excused
26
Aligned with GPS
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Senate Votes (32)
Ben Watson
Sen. Dist. 1 · Republican
YEA ✗
Billy Hickman
Sen. Dist. 4 · Republican
ABSTAIN ✗
Sheikh Rahman
Sen. Dist. 5 · Democrat
YEA ✗
Russ Goodman
Sen. Dist. 8 · Republican
YEA ✗
Nikki Merritt
Sen. Dist. 9 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Emanuel Jones
Sen. Dist. 10 · Democrat
YEA ✗
Freddie Powell Sims
Sen. Dist. 12 · Democrat
YEA ✗
Carden Summers
Sen. Dist. 13 · Republican
YEA ✗
Ed Harbison
Sen. Dist. 15 · Democrat
YEA ✗
Marty Harbin
Sen. Dist. 16 · Republican
YEA ✗
Blake Tillery
Sen. Dist. 19 · Republican
YEA ✗
Max Burns
Sen. Dist. 23 · Republican
YEA ✗
Lee Anderson
Sen. Dist. 24 · Republican
YEA ✗
David Lucas
Sen. Dist. 26 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Greg Dolezal
Sen. Dist. 27 · Republican
YEA ✗
Randy Robertson
Sen. Dist. 29 · Republican
YEA ✗
Jason Anavitarte
Sen. Dist. 31 · Republican
YEA ✗
Kay Kirkpatrick
Sen. Dist. 32 · Republican
YEA ✗
Michael Doc Rhett
Sen. Dist. 33 · Democrat
YEA ✗
Nan Orrock
Sen. Dist. 36 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Sonya Halpern
Sen. Dist. 39 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Sally Harrell
Sen. Dist. 40 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Kim Jackson
Sen. Dist. 41 · Democrat
ABSTAIN ✗
Tonya Anderson
Sen. Dist. 43 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Clint Dixon
Sen. Dist. 45 · Republican
YEA ✗
Bill Cowsert
Sen. Dist. 46 · Republican
YEA ✗
Frank Ginn
Sen. Dist. 47 · Republican
YEA ✗
Bo Hatchett
Sen. Dist. 50 · Republican
YEA ✗
Steve Gooch
Sen. Dist. 51 · Republican
YEA ✗
Chuck Hufstetler
Sen. Dist. 52 · Republican
YEA ✗
Chuck Payne
Sen. Dist. 54 · Republican
YEA ✗
John Albers
Sen. Dist. 56 · Republican
YEA ✗
House Votes (68)
Mike Cameron
Rep. Dist. 1 · Republican
YEA ✗
Steve Tarvin
Rep. Dist. 2 · Republican
YEA ✗
Kasey Carpenter
Rep. Dist. 4 · Republican
YEA ✗
Matt Barton
Rep. Dist. 5 · Republican
YEA ✗
Jason Ridley
Rep. Dist. 6 · Republican
YEA ✗
Stan Gunter
Rep. Dist. 8 · Republican
YEA ✗
Will Wade
Rep. Dist. 9 · Republican
YEA ✗
Victor Anderson
Rep. Dist. 10 · Republican
YEA ✗
Rick Jasperse
Rep. Dist. 11 · Republican
YEA ✗
Eddie Lumsden
Rep. Dist. 12 · Republican
YEA ✗
Katie Dempsey
Rep. Dist. 13 · Republican
YEA ✗
Mitchell Scoggins
Rep. Dist. 14 · Republican
YEA ✗
Matthew Gambill
Rep. Dist. 15 · Republican
YEA ✗
Trey Kelley
Rep. Dist. 16 · Republican
YEA ✗
Martin Momtahan
Rep. Dist. 17 · Republican
YEA ✗
Tyler Paul Smith
Rep. Dist. 18 · Republican
YEA ✗
Joseph Gullett
Rep. Dist. 19 · Republican
YEA ✗
Charlice Byrd
Rep. Dist. 20 · Republican
NAY ✓
Brad Thomas
Rep. Dist. 21 · Republican
YEA ✗
Todd Jones
Rep. Dist. 25 · Republican
YEA ✗
Lee Hawkins
Rep. Dist. 27 · Republican
YEA ✗
Matt Dubnik
Rep. Dist. 29 · Republican
YEA ✗
Ginny Ehrhart
Rep. Dist. 36 · Republican
YEA ✗
Mary Frances Williams
Rep. Dist. 37 · Democrat
NAY ✓
David Wilkerson
Rep. Dist. 38 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Michael Smith
Rep. Dist. 41 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Don Parsons
Rep. Dist. 44 · Republican
YEA ✗
John Carson
Rep. Dist. 46 · Republican
YEA ✗
Jan Jones
Rep. Dist. 47 · Republican
YEA ✗
Chuck Martin
Rep. Dist. 49 · Republican
YEA ✗
Shea Roberts
Rep. Dist. 52 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Betsy Holland
Rep. Dist. 54 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Stacey Evans
Rep. Dist. 57 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Park Cannon
Rep. Dist. 58 · Democrat
ABSTAIN ✗
Kimberly Alexander
Rep. Dist. 66 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Lynn Smith
Rep. Dist. 70 · Republican
YEA ✗
Sandra Scott
Rep. Dist. 76 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Rhonda Burnough
Rep. Dist. 77 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Demetrius Douglas
Rep. Dist. 78 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Karla Drenner
Rep. Dist. 85 · Democrat
ABSTAIN ✗
Viola Davis
Rep. Dist. 87 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Billy Mitchell
Rep. Dist. 88 · Democrat
NAY ✓
K
Karen Bennett
Rep. Dist. 94 ·
NAY ✓
Chuck Efstration
Rep. Dist. 104 · Republican
YEA ✗
Jasmine Clark
Rep. Dist. 108 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Sharon Henderson
Rep. Dist. 113 · Democrat
ABSTAIN ✗
Mack Jackson
Rep. Dist. 128 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Debbie Buckner
Rep. Dist. 137 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Miriam Paris
Rep. Dist. 142 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Shaw Blackmon
Rep. Dist. 146 · Republican
YEA ✗
Bill Yearta
Rep. Dist. 152 · Republican
YEA ✗
Bill Werkheiser
Rep. Dist. 157 · Republican
ABSTAIN ✗
Butch Parrish
Rep. Dist. 158 · Republican
YEA ✗
Jon Burns
Rep. Dist. 159 · Republican
YEA ✗
Bill Hitchens
Rep. Dist. 161 · Republican
YEA ✗
Carl Gilliard
Rep. Dist. 162 · Democrat
YEA ✗
Ron Stephens
Rep. Dist. 164 · Republican
YEA ✗
Jesse Petrea
Rep. Dist. 166 · Republican
YEA ✗
Buddy DeLoach
Rep. Dist. 167 · Republican
YEA ✗
Al Williams
Rep. Dist. 168 · Democrat
NAY ✓
Joe Campbell
Rep. Dist. 171 · Republican
YEA ✗
Darlene Taylor
Rep. Dist. 173 · Republican
YEA ✗
John Corbett
Rep. Dist. 174 · Republican
YEA ✗
John LaHood
Rep. Dist. 175 · Republican
YEA ✗
James Burchett
Rep. Dist. 176 · Republican
YEA ✗
D
Dexter Sharper
Rep. Dist. 177 ·
NAY ✓
Steven Meeks
Rep. Dist. 178 · Republican
YEA ✗
Steven Sainz
Rep. Dist. 180 · Republican
YEA ✗