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]

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.

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Title

Criminal Law - Assault by Strangulation or Suffocation - Penalties

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-15SenateHearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-28SenateRereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2017-02-27SenateFirst Reading Senate Rules

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