CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : S.B. No. 1242 AUTHOR(S) : Lara. TOPIC : Sentencing: misdemeanors. +LAST AMENDED DATE : 08/11/2016 TYPE OF BILL : Inactive Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required Non-State-Mandated Local Program Non-Fiscal Non-Tax Levy LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 09/28/2016 LAST HIST. ACTION : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 789, Statutes of 2016. COMM. LOCATION : ASM PUBLIC SAFETY TITLE : An act to amend Section 18.5 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing.