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

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2017Committee
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103712D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2017Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/13/2017Impact statement from VDH (HB1921)
01/16/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
01/20/2017Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2017Read first time
01/25/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2017Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/26/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/06/2017Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Read third time
02/08/2017Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Enrolled
02/10/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1921ER)
02/10/2017Impact statement from VDH (HB1921ER)
02/10/2017Signed by Speaker
02/13/2017Signed by President
02/13/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17
02/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017
02/17/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/17)
02/17/2017G 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

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB973.