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1996 SESSION

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SB 20 Juvenile assaults.

Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Juvenile assaults. Creates a new offense, punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor for a juvenile offender who is confined in an adult facility or in a facility operated by the Department of Youth and Family Services, or who is a probationer or parolee, to inflict bodily injuries upon employees, volunteers and others lawfully on the premises of those facilities. The penalty includes a minimum, mandatory term of six months. The section does not apply to injuries inflicted by one inmate upon another. The bill also creates a new offense for assault and battery upon school personnel. The offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor and carries a minimum, mandatory term of 10 days, or if a firearm was used, six months.

This bill is recommended by the Governor's Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform. This bill is similar to HB 126.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965870843  pdf
• 02/13/96  Senate: Printed as engrossed 965870843-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965870843
• 01/10/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (13-Y 2-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/13/96  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/13/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/13/96  Senate: Amendment #1 by Mr. Edwards rejected (13-Y 27-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (13-Y 27-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Amendment #2 by Mr. Edwards rejected
• 02/13/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/13/96  Senate: Printed as engrossed 965870843-E
• 02/13/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (32-Y 8-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/96  House: Read first time
• 02/15/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/04/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (17-Y 5-N)