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HB 1611 Assault and battery; felony when committed against certain persons.

Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Assault and battery against certain persons. Amends provision making it a Class 6 felony to commit an assault or an assault and battery against judges, magistrates, law-enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and persons directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of certain inmates, juvenile offenders, and sexually violent predators when they are engaged in the performance of their public duties to state that the crime occurs regardless of where in the Commonwealth the public duties are performed. The bill provides that its provisions are declarative of existing law.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102599D  pdf
• 02/02/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15102599D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1611ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102599D
• 01/08/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 01/19/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time
• 02/02/15  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/02/15  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1611E
• 02/02/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15102599D-E
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N)
• 02/13/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
• 02/19/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1611ER)
• 02/19/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
• 02/23/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/16/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196)