VA SB964 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-27 - Failed to report (defeated) in Judiciary (6-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Assault and battery of private police officers; penalty. Adds private police officers employed by a private police department to the definition of law-enforcement officer for purposes of the crimes of assault and assault and battery. The current punishment for assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his public duties is a Class 6 felony with a six-month mandatory minimum sentence.

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Title

Private police officers; assault and battery, penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Judiciary (6-Y 8-N) (Y: 6 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-27SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Judiciary (6-Y 8-N)
2020-01-27SenateCommittee substitute printed to LIS only 20106823D-S1
2020-01-14SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-14SenatePresented and ordered printed 20104804D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18257(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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