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SB 568: Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hooper ; Torres ; Book

Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who knowingly commit assault or battery upon hospital personnel, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 825 (Ch. 2023-128) -SJ 678
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/7/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Policy; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/8/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/13/2023 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
    3/14/2023 Senate • Now in Health Policy
    3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/21/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/19/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/24/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
    5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 678
    • Substituted HB 825 -SJ 678
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 825 (Ch. 2023-128) -SJ 678

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  • SB 568, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2023 at 5:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2023 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 825 (er) Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel Berfield Similar Last Action: 5/25/2023 Chapter No. 2023-128 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/13/2023 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/20/2023 3:30 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/24/2023 1:00 PM Rules 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 1 (pdf)

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