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ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05816 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3019, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT', BY INCREASING THE PRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD FOR ITS VIOLATION FROM FIFTEEN (15) YEARS TO THIRTY (30) YEARS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Increasing The Prescriptive Period Of The Violation Of The Anti-graft And Corrupt Practices Act From Fifteen (15) Years To Thirty (30) Years | |
| ABSTRACT : Increases the prescriptive period of filing cases against graft and corruption years so as not to allow violators of the law to escape criminal liability by mere technicality, i.e., prescription of offenses. Provides that all offenses punishable under the law shall prescribe in thirty (30) years. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-01-21 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Teodoro | 2. Aggabao |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Villanueva | 2. Chatto |
| 3. Gonzales (N.) | 4. De Guzman |
| 5. Agbayani | 6. Velarde |
| 7. Romulo | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01681 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-01-21 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: REVISION OF LAWS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02446, HB04237 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-01-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-01-27 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2009-02-04 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Villanueva, Chatto, Gonzales (N.), De Guzman, Agbayani, Velarde, Romulo | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-02-24 | |
| REMARKS : On Feb. 24, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpts., if any; terminated the period of amendments; and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-03-03 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-03-05 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:175 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2009-03-11 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2009-03-11 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
Increases the prescriptive period of filing cases against graft and corruption years so as not to allow violators of the law to escape criminal liability by mere technicality, i.e., prescription of offenses. Provides that all offenses punishable under the law shall prescribe in thirty (30) years.
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