Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Jun 2017
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2016
Senate Passage
Oct 2017
Signed into Law
Nov 2017
Introduced Jan 27, 2016
Signed Nov 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Nov 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2017, c.240.
executive
Oct 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0)
legislature
Jun 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
May 18, 2017
Committee
Transferred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
legislature
Jun 30, 2016
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jun 27, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (78-0-0)
legislature
Jun 20, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
Feb 8, 2016
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
legislature
Jan 27, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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