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2014 SESSION
SB 570 Assault and battery; full-time or part-time employee, penalty.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Assault and battery; school employees; penalty. Provides that a battery against any full-time or part-time employee of a public or private elementary school who is engaged in the performance of his duties is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor and the punishment shall include a sentence of 15 days in jail, two days of which shall be a mandatory minimum sentence. Currently, only a battery against a teacher, principal, assistant principal, or guidance counselor is subject to this enhanced penalty for battery. This bill is identical to HB 851.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/14 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14101396D pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105237D-H1 pdf
- 03/06/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB570ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/14 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14101396D
- 01/09/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/14 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/04/14 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/14 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/14 House: Read first time
- 02/12/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/24/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/14 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/26/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/26/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105237D-H1
- 02/28/14 House: Read second time
- 03/03/14 House: Read third time
- 03/03/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14105237D-H1
- 03/03/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB570H1
- 03/03/14 House: Passed House with substitute (86-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/14 Senate: Title replaced 14105237D-H1
- 03/06/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB570ER)
- 03/06/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 714 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714)