Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel
Summary
Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel; Provides for reclassification of certain offenses committed against hospital personnel while engaged in performance of their duties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Signed May 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
37–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
16
May 24, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Berfield
RRepublican
Co
Adam Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Berny Jacques
RRepublican
Co
Brad Yeager
RRepublican
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Smith
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Steele
RRepublican
Co
Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
Co
Marie Woodson
DDemocratic
Co
Paula Stark
RRepublican
Co
Rick Roth
RRepublican
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