VA SB5010 | 2020 | 1st Special Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on August 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-08-19 - Incorporates SB5019 (Reeves)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Assault and battery; penalty. Increases the penalty for committing an assault or an assault and battery against a judge; magistrate; law-enforcement officer; correctional officer; person directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of inmates; firefighter; or volunteer firefighter or any emergency medical services personnel from a Class 6 felony with a mandatory term of confinement of six months to a Class 5 felony with a mandatory term of confinement of one year. The bill also provides that if such violation occurs during a state of emergency then such person is guilty of a Class 3 felony with a mandatory term of confinement of two years.

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Title

Assault and battery; penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-08-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-08-19SenateIncorporates SB5019 (Reeves)
2020-08-18SenateCommittee substitute printed to LIS only 20200864D-S1
2020-08-18SenatePassed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
2020-08-03SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-08-03SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200122D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18257(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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