MD SB1154 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a person from committing an assault by intentionally strangling, suffocating, or impeding the normal breathing or circulation of blood of another by applying pressure to the other person's throat or neck or by blocking the other person's nose or mouth; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of assault in the first degree; and providing penalties of up to 25 years of imprisonment for a violation of the Act.
Title
Criminal Law - Assault by Strangulation or Suffocation - Penalties
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-15 | Senate | Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
2017-02-28 | Senate | Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
2017-02-27 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rules |