31.   Republicans also dropped from the bill a proposal that would have stiffened penalties for employers who repeatedly hire illegal aliens.

32.   She championed legislation to toughen enforcement of child support payments and stiffen penalties for drunken-driving offenses.

33.   Some say Texas already has a hate-crimes law, which stiffens penalties for crimes involving hate or bias but does not specify which groups are covered.

34.   The armed forces have adopted strict policies against sexual harassment, forced generals on down to privates to attend sensitivity classes and stiffened penalties for violators.

35.   The best way to eliminate illegal shipments is to increase detection and stiffen the penalty, Hynes maintains.

36.   The bill would stiffen penalties and allow civil damages for crimes motivated by prejudice.

37.   The law would also stiffen penalties for people who violate orders of protection.

38.   The law stiffened criminal penalties for immigration-related offenses and imposed restrictions on the eligibility of aliens for public benefits.

39.   The new rules would stiffen penalties for violations of securities laws, increase monitoring of short selling and restrict the lending of shares for the purpose of short selling.

40.   The other two bills adopted Thursday stiffen penalties for making false bomb threats and allow the construction of power plants in the state.