Assault and battery; limited exception to charges for certain school personnel. (SB26)
Introduced By
Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patron Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Teacher aides, school bus drivers, and school bus aides; limited exception to simple assault or assault and battery. Adds teacher aides, school bus drivers, and school bus aides to the list of school personnel provided a limited exception to charges of simple assault or assault and battery while acting in the course and scope of their official capacity when using: (i) incidental, minor or reasonable physical contact or other actions designed to maintain order and control; (ii) reasonable and necessary force to quell a disturbance or remove a student from the scene of a disturbance that threatens physical injury to persons or damage to property; (iii) reasonable and necessary force to prevent a student from inflicting physical harm on himself; (iv) reasonable and necessary force for self-defense or the defense of others; or (v) reasonable and necessary force to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects or controlled substances or associated paraphernalia that are upon the person of the student or within his control. Read the Bill »
Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/13/2005 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066001740 |
| 12/19/2005 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/13/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB26) |
| 01/16/2006 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) |
| 01/17/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 01/17/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 01/18/2006 | Read second time |
| 01/18/2006 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 01/18/2006 | Amendments by Senator Houck agreed to |
| 01/18/2006 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB26E |
| 01/18/2006 | Printed as engrossed 066001740-E |
| 01/19/2006 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 01/19/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
| 01/19/2006 | Communicated to House |
| 01/20/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
| 01/20/2006 | Read first time |
| 01/20/2006 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/25/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB26E) |
| 02/16/2006 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 03/01/2006 | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 03/03/2006 | Read second time |
| 03/06/2006 | Read third time |
| 03/06/2006 | Passed House (61-Y 36-N) |
| 03/06/2006 | VOTE: PASSAGE (61-Y 36-N) |
| 03/15/2006 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB26ER) |
| 03/15/2006 | Enrolled |
| 03/15/2006 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/16/2006 | Signed by President |
| 03/22/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB26ER) |
| 04/05/2006 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/06) |
| 04/17/2006 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709) |