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HB 1516 Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Crimes; assault and battery of ABC agent. Adds special agents of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the definition of law-enforcement officer in the assault and battery criminal provision, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on a special agent who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement.
FULL TEXT
- 12/17/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101220D pdf | impact statements
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1516ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/18/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/17/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101220D
- 12/17/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/28/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/11 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/01/11 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/02/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/16/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/21/11 Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/11 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1516ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 230 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/18/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)