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AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY DECRIMINALIZING CERTAIN FELONIES UNDER THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES SHORT OF DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY AND FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES
Short Title
DECRIMINALIZING FELONIES DEFINED UNDER ART. 151, 155, 202, 233, 234 & 351 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
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Date filed
March 7, 2007
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Session Sequence No.
13
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Committee Report No.
26
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY DECRIMINALIZING CERTAIN FELONIES UNDER THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES SHORT OF DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY AND FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 7/2/2007 Introduced by Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA; 8/28/2007 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS; 9/12/2007 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 12/18/2007 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS per Committee Report No. 26, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1965; 12/18/2007 Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business; 12/18/2007 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1965.