Battery; against school employees, penalty (Lindsay's Law). (SB511)

Introduced By

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Battery; school employees; penalty (Lindsay's Law). Increases the penalty for battery against a public or private school employee engaged in the performance of his duties from a Class 1 misdemeanor with a 15-day jail sentence, two days of which are a mandatory minimum term of confinement, to a Class 6 felony with a six-month mandatory minimum sentence and adds preschool employees to the employees covered by this provision. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103872D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2016Impact statement from VCSC (SB511)
01/27/2016Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2016Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)