Assault: force likely to produce great bodily injury.
Summary
Existing law provides that, except as specified, every person confined in the state prison who commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means of force likely to produce bodily injury, shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2014
Committee Review
Jun 2014
Senate Passage
Apr 2014
Assembly Passage
Jun 2014
Signed into Law
Jun 2014
Introduced Jan 17, 2014
Signed Jun 25, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2014 · Assembly Jun 16, 2014
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Apr 3, 2014
D
Democratic28
85% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 25, 2014
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 16, 2014
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (75-0-2)
assembly
Jun 11, 2014
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10).
lower
May 15, 2014
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Apr 3, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-5)
senate
Mar 25, 2014
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2978.) (March 25).
upper
Mar 6, 2014
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Feb 6, 2014
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Knight
RRepublican
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