File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 668/98 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 609
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hughes and Stone
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - Offensive Contact
Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing unreasonable physical
contact, engaging in unreasonable conduct with intent to place another
in fear of contact, or attempting to cause unreasonable physical
contact to another; providing that physical injury is not a defense;
establishing penalties; requiring that an offense be charged in a
specified manner; providing that a violation is not a lesser included
offense; providing that a spouse may be compelled to testify if there
has been a previous charge of offensive contact; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/6
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- HARASSMENT
- PENALTIES
- TRIALS
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
9-106
)
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
123 ,
125
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered