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2011 SESSION

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HB 1516 Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Crimes; assault and battery of ABC agent.  Adds special agents of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 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 a special agent 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

• 12/17/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101220D  pdf | impact statements
• 03/03/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1516ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 03/18/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/17/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101220D
• 12/17/10  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/27/11  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/28/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/11  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/11  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/11  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/01/11  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
• 02/02/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/11  House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/11  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/11  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/11  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/16/11  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/11  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/21/11  Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/11  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/11  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/11  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/11  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1516ER)
• 03/03/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/18/11  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 230 (effective 7/1/11)
• 03/18/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)