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2004 SESSION

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HB 656 Assault and battery; penalty when committed against a family or household member.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty. Revises the time period from 10 to 20 years in which three convictions for assault and battery against a family or household member must occur in order that the third one be a felony.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040920232  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/04  House: Printed as engrossed 040920232-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040920232
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/04  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (18-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/04  House: Read first time
• 02/04/04  House: Read second time
• 02/04/04  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/04/04  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB656E
• 02/04/04  House: Printed as engrossed 040920232-E
• 02/05/04  House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 8-N)
• 02/05/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
• 02/05/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/04  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 03/02/04  Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/24/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER)
• 03/24/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/26/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738)