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2016 SESSION
SB 654 Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty.
Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty. Punishes a misdemeanor offense of violating a protective order, assault and battery against a family or household member, or stalking as a Class 6 felony if the person charged had been previously convicted of any of these offenses, however punished, or assault or bodily wounding within the preceding 20 years if the victim of the prior and the instant offenses was the same.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104180D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104855D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/19/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104180D
- 01/19/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104855D-S1
- 01/27/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/27/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/17/16 Senate: Left in Finance