VA HB1687 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Battery; school employees; penalty. Increases the penalty for battery against a public or private school employee engaged in the performance of his duties from a Class 1 misdemeanor with a two-day mandatory minimum sentence to a Class 6 felony with a six-month mandatory minimum sentence. The bill also increases the mandatory minimum sentence if the battery is committed by use of a firearm or other weapon prohibited on school property from six months to one year.
Title
Battery; increases penalty when against a school employee engaged in performance of his duties.
Sponsors
| Del. Matt Fariss [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-10 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102371D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1687 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1687+hil |
