SB 159 (2005): relative to verbal identification by public officials and employees.
Cite this page
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
- MLA
- “SB 159 (2005): relative to verbal identification by public officials and employees.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2005/sb159. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
- APA
- Granite Record. (n.d.). SB 159 (2005): relative to verbal identification by public officials and employees. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2005/sb159
- Chicago
- Granite Record. “SB 159 (2005): relative to verbal identification by public officials and employees.” Accessed 24 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2005/sb159.
- BibTeX
@misc{bill-2005-sb159, title = {SB 159 (2005): relative to verbal identification by public officials and employees.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2005/sb159}, note = {Accessed 24 Oct. 2026} }
SB 159 (2005)
relative to verbal identification by public officials and employees.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2005-2006
- Senate committee: Judiciary
- Subject: Miscellaneous
The Story
It was introduced on January 27, 2005 and referred to the Senate Judiciary committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 15, 2005. The committee recommended that the Senate kill it. On February 24, 2005 the Senate failed “Recommit”, on a motion by Sen. Green. On February 24, 2005 the Senate voted to kill it on a voice vote.
Sponsors
- Sen. Iris Estabrook (D - SD21) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. William Knowles (D - Straf 6)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 15, 2005, 1:30 PM: hearing, Senate Judiciary, SH 105-A
Votes
- February 24, 2005, Senate: Inexpedient to Legislate — voice vote, passed
The Docket
- January 27, 2005: Introduced and Referred to Judiciary
- February 15, 2005: Hearing; February 15, 2005, Room 105-A, SH 1:30 p.m.; SC6
- February 17, 2005: Committee Report; Inexpedient to Legislate [02/24/05]; SC8
- February 24, 2005: Sen. Green Moved Recommit Division 8Y-14N, MF
- February 24, 2005: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV