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2004 SESSION
SB 677 Assault and battery; penalty when committed against a volunteer firefighter or rescue squad member.
Introduced by: Nick Rerras | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Assault and battery; volunteer firefighters. Adds volunteer firefighters and lifesaving or rescue squad members who are members of a bona fide volunteer fire department or volunteer rescue or emergency medical squad to the list of protected classes which, if assaulted, the perpetrator is guilty of a Class 6 felony and will receive a mandatory minimum six month term of incarceration. The designation will apply regardless of whether a resolution has been adopted by the governing body of a political subdivision recognizing such persons as employees.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 048429804 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 048429804-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB677ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/16/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/23/04 Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 01/23/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 048429804
- 01/23/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB677E
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 048429804-E
- 02/09/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/04 House: Read first time
- 02/11/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/04 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/23/04 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/04 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: 8
- 03/08/04 House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/04 House: Read second time
- 03/10/04 House: Read third time
- 03/10/04 House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
- 03/10/04 House: Passed House (89-Y 11-N)
- 03/10/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 11-N)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB677ER)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/16/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)