Battery; expands penalty when against health care provider. (HB1921)
Introduced By
Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield) with support from co-patron Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)
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
Assault and battery; health care providers; penalty. Expands the penalty for battery against a health care provider who is engaged in the performance of his duties to apply in hospitals, or in emergency rooms in any clinic or other facility rendering emergency care. Under current law, the penalties only apply to a battery against an emergency health care provider. The bill requires the Department of Health to work with stakeholder groups to develop guidelines regarding the publication of penalties for battery on a health care provider and for the training of health care professionals and providers in violence prevention programs. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103712D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
01/13/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1921) |
01/16/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Read first time |
01/25/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/26/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/27/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/06/2017 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Read third time |
02/08/2017 | Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2017 | Enrolled |
02/10/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1921ER) |
02/10/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB1921ER) |
02/10/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/13/2017 | Signed by President |
02/13/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17 |
02/13/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017 |
02/17/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/17/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0029) |
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 49 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. HOUSE BILL 1849, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE. HOUSE BILL 1874, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE WITH AN AMENDMENT. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. HOUSE BILL 1882, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE. HOUSE BILL 2050, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE. HOUSE BILL 2308, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE WITH AMENDMENTS. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL