Crimes and offenses; assault and battery offenses upon all healthcare workers; expand enhanced punishment
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to expand enhanced punishment for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers to all healthcare workers in a hospital or healthcare facility; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Mar 29, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Camp
RRepublican
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Michelle Au
DDemocratic
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
P
Solomon Adesanya
DDemocratic
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