Assault and battery against a family or household member; prior conviction, etc.
Summary
Provides that upon a conviction for assault and battery against a family or household member where it is alleged in the warrant, petition, information, or indictment on which a person is convicted that such person has been previously convicted of an offense that occurred within a period of 10 years of the instant offense against a family or household member of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member, (ii) malicious wounding or unlawful wounding, (iii) aggravated malicious wounding, (iv) malicious bodily injury by means of a substance, (v) strangulation, or (vi) an offense under the law of any other jurisdiction that has the same elements of any of the above offenses such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and the sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 60 days.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Vetoed
May 2019
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Vetoed May 1, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 1, 2019
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 12-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Petersen agreed to
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2042H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105044D-H1
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103707D
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Margaret Ransone
RRepublican
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
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