Delaware House Bill 299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 18 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-18 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Currently, if a person intentionally causes serious physical injury or physical injury to first responders such as a law enforcement officer or firefighter that person has committed the offense of assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree respectively. This bill includes emergency medical technicians, fire police, fire marshals and paramedics acting in the lawful performance of duty to the group of first responders listed as special victims for assault in the first degree and assault in the second degree.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses.

Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Rep. Donald Blakey [R]	Sen. Joseph Booth [R]	Sen. George Bunting [D]
Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Richard Cathcart [R]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]
Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Sen. Michael Katz [D]
Rep. Thomas Kovach [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Clifford Lee [R]	Rep. Nick Manolakos [R]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. William Oberle [R]	Rep. William Outten [R]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]
Rep. Pamela Thornburg [R]	Rep. Robert Walls [D]	Rep. D.E. Williams [D]

2010-05-12 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-18		Signed by Governor
2010-05-12		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-05-11		Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2010-03-23		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2010-03-16		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-01-27		Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2010-01-07		Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/86dc9c46a92871818525768500713c67?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+299/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/4c9d9f0f0f0812f1852576e8006c2941?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/9fbcd2f28590c83c8525772100715193?OpenDocument