Assault and battery; penalty when committed against family member. (HB615)
Introduced By
Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Bill Fralin (R-Roanoke), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
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
Domestic assault; enhanced punishment. Clarifies that the enhanced punishment (Class 6 felony for a third conviction) provisions apply when there have been three offenses that occurred on a different date. There has been some confusion as to whether there have to be three different conviction dates or three different offense dates. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061155440 |
| 01/10/2006 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/18/2006 | Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law |
| 02/15/2006 | Left in Courts of Justice |