SB926
Assault and battery; adds officers of Va. Marine Police to definition of law-enforcement officer.
Summary
As Introduced. Assault and battery of law-enforcement officer; definition of law-enforcement officer; penalty.
Adds officers of the Virginia Marine Police to the definition of law-enforcement officer, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such an officer who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, ... (More) with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100379D
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB926)
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Incorporates SB946(DeSteph)
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105155D-S1
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N)
