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2009 SESSION
SB 816 Fire marshals; increased to a Class 6 felony for assault and battery thereof.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Assault and battery; fire marshals. Adds fire marshals and assistant fire marshals who have police powers to the definition of law-enforcement officer in the assault and battery criminal provision, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such a person who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement.
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- 12/03/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094316256
- 12/03/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/28/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/09 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/04/09 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/28/09 House: Left in Appropriations