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SB 459 Strangulation of another; penalty.
Introduced by: Mark R. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Strangulation; penalty. Provides that any person who, without consent, impedes the blood circulation or respiration of another person by knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully applying pressure to the neck of such person resulting in the wounding or bodily injury of such person is guilty of strangulation, a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to HB 752.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103601D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104665D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104665D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill second reprint 12104665D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/27/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105701D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB459ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103601D
- 01/11/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104665D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104665D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill second reprint 12104665D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/07/12 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104665D-S1
- 02/09/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB459S1
- 02/10/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/12 House: Read first time
- 02/17/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 02/27/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/27/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105701D-H1
- 02/27/12 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/28/12 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/29/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/12 House: Read second time
- 03/05/12 House: Read third time
- 03/05/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105701D-H1
- 03/05/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB459H1
- 03/05/12 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 03/05/12 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: Title replaced 12105701D-H1
- 03/08/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB459ER)
- 03/08/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)