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2023 SESSION

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HB 2241 Human services workers; assault and battery, penalty.

Introduced by: Rodney T. Willett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Assault and battery of human services workers; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to commit a battery against another knowing or having reason to know that such individual is a human services worker who is engaged in the performance of his duties. The bill requires that, upon conviction, such individual's sentence shall include 15 days in jail, two days of which shall be a mandatory minimum. The bill defines "human services worker" as any full-time or part-time employee of a human resources agency, as defined in § 15.2-964, or of a political subdivision or local government responsible for providing the same services.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102648D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/11/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102648D
• 01/11/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/21/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/25/23  House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: Left in Courts of Justice