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2023 SESSION
HB 2167 Workplace violence; violence in place of employment or at any other workplace, etc., penalty.
Introduced by: Wren M. Williams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Workplace violence; violence in certain public places; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 felony for any person to commit an act of violence at (i) such person's place of employment or former place of employment, or at any other workplace of the same employer, whether on or off duty and whether during or outside of normal business hours; (ii) a place of worship, including any education building or community center owned or leased by a place of worship; (iii) a courthouse; or (iv) a hospital. The bill provides that such offense is a separate and distinct offense, punishment for which shall be consecutive to any punishment received for the act of violence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103750D pdf | impact statements
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105966D-H1 pdf | impact statements
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103750D
- 01/11/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105966D-H1
- 02/05/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time
- 02/06/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105966D-H1
- 02/06/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2167H1
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/15/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)