Bill Title: Catastrophic injury. Defines "catastrophic injury", and permits a court to impose an additional fixed term of five to 10 years if a person commits certain offenses that cause the victim to suffer catastrophic injury. Prohibits imposing an additional fixed term if the same facts necessary to establish the catastrophic injury are used to prove an element of the offense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-02-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [SB0229 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Michael Young [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-035	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Eric Koch [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Washburne [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-064	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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