Upgrades certain penalties for assaulting law enforcement officer and requires offender to be tested for communicable diseases in certain instances.
This bill increases penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. If bodily injury occurs, assaulting a law enforcement officer would become a second-degree crime (5-10 years in prison) rather than third-degree under current law. The bill also requires offenders to submit to testing for communicable diseases when assaulting these professionals, with positive results shared with the victim. It expands the list of protected professionals to include firefighters and emergency medical personnel under the assault with bodily fluids provision. These changes would apply to offenses occurring after the bill's effective date.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Sep 26, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Sep 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 12, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
3 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
P
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
P
Wayne DeAngelo
DDemocratic
Co
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris DePhillips
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
Co
Erik Simonsen
RRepublican
Co
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
Jay Webber
RRepublican
Co
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
Co
Julio Marenco
DDemocratic
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