A bill for an act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties.

This bill increases penalties for assaults against specific public safety and healthcare workers, including peace officers, correctional staff, firefighters, healthcare providers, and Department of Corrections employees. It upgrades certain assaults to higher felony classifications (e.g., class C felony for assaults with intent to cause serious injury or involving weapons) and designates spitting or bodily fluid contact as an aggravated misdemeanor requiring a minimum 7-day jail term. The bill also creates a new class D felony for inmates who assault Corrections employees using bodily fluids like blood or saliva. These provisions directly affect individuals committing such assaults and the protected occupations listed in the law.