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SB 951 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Assault and battery of law-enforcement officer; penalty. Adds Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police officers to the definition of law-enforcement officer, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such an officer 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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098617248 pdf | impact statements
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB951ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098617248
- 01/07/09 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 (15-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
- 02/18/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/18/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 02/20/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: Read second time
- 02/25/09 House: Read third time
- 02/25/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB951ER)
- 03/05/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 257 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257)