Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer. (SB951)
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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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Description
Assault and battery of law-enforcement officer; penalty. Adds Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police officers to the definition of law-enforcement officer, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such an officer who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, with a six-month term of confinement, 30 days of which is a mandatory minimum. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098617248 |
| 01/07/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/13/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/15/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB951) |
| 01/28/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2009 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/04/2009 | Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2009 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/09/2009 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/16/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB951) |
| 02/18/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/18/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting |
| 02/20/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2009 | Read second time |
| 02/25/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2009 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2009 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB951ER) |
| 03/05/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB951ER) |
| 03/05/2009 | Signed by President |
| 03/06/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 257 (effective 7/1/09) |
| 03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 3 minutes.