Bill Title: Battery and neglect of a dependent. Increases the penalty for neglect of a dependent and battery if the crime is committed against an endangered adult or a person with a serious physical or mental disability.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-02-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [SB0178 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Mark Messmer [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Brent Steele [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Young [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-035	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Greg Taylor [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Karen Tallian [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregory Steuerwald [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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