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2016 SESSION
HB 485 Assault; person charged with simple assault against family or household member.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Assault; family or household member. Provides that a first offense of simple assault against a family or household member may be subject to deferral and dismissal. Under current law, first offender status is only available to a person who commits assault and battery against a family or household member.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102194D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104690D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB485ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB485ER2) pdf
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102194D
- 01/08/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/03/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16104690D-H1
- 02/12/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16104690D-H1
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB485H1
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/02/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB485ER)
- 03/08/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/23/16 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/20/16 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB485ER2)
- 04/20/16 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Enacted, Chapter 742 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)