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1997 SESSION

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SB 793 Assault against a law-enforcement officer.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Assault or endangerment of a police officer. Increases the penalty for assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, and eliminates the minimum, mandatory term of confinement in jail. The bill also expands the definition of the offense to cover assault by means of any dangerous weapon, rather than simply use of a firearm, and includes willful, wanton endangerment by use of a motor vehicle.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 970047695  pdf
• 02/02/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 971013695-S1  pdf
• 02/03/97  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 971630695-S1  pdf
• 02/04/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 971630695-ES1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 970047695
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/29/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/97  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 01/30/97  Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/97  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/02/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 971013695-S1
• 02/03/97  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 971630695-S1
• 02/03/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/97  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 971013695-S1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/04/97  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/04/97  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Earley agreed to
• 02/04/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amds 971013695-ES1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 971630695-ES1
• 02/04/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/97  House: Read first time
• 02/06/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/17/97  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/97  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/17/97  House: Passed by indefinitely in App. (10-Y 4-N)