SB973: Assault and battery; health care providers; penalty.

This vote on SB973 was held in the Senate. The vote was on this subject: “Read third time and passed Senate”. This vote passed 28-12.

Yes

No

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

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Progress History

01/03/2017 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101152D

01/03/2017 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

01/13/2017 Impact statement from VDH (SB973)

01/25/2017 Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N 1-A)

01/27/2017 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

01/30/2017 Read second time and engrossed

01/31/2017 Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)

02/03/2017 Placed on Calendar

02/03/2017 Read first time

02/03/2017 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

02/08/2017 Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)

02/10/2017 Read second time

02/13/2017 Read third time

02/13/2017 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

02/13/2017 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)

02/14/2017 Enrolled

02/14/2017 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB973ER)

02/14/2017 Impact statement from VDH (SB973ER)

02/14/2017 Signed by Speaker

02/15/2017 Signed by President

02/15/2017 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17

02/15/2017 G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017

02/20/2017 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/17)

02/20/2017 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)