Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: causing bodily harm to a nurse and providing a penalty. (FE)
Crime and criminals — Battery Crime and criminals — Felony Nurses
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who intentionally causes bodily harm to another
person without the other person's consent commits the crime of battery, a Class A
misdemeanor. Under current law, the penalty for battery is increased in certain
circumstances. For example, if a person commits battery against certain victims,
such fire fighters, jurors, or emergency medical care providers, the person is guilty
of a Class H felony. This bill makes it a Class H felony to commit battery against a
licensed registered nurse (RN), a licensed practical nurse (LPN), or an individual
working under the supervision of an RN or LPN.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ott (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)
Votes
Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1
Passed 12–1 Feb 4, 2020 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 2
Passed 11–2 Feb 4, 2020 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Apr 18, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Duchow, Tittl, Kuglitsch, Brooks, Dittrich, Horlacher, James, Kerkman, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Novak, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers and Quinn; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Cowles, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein, Nass and Testin
- Apr 18, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- May 7, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Fields added as a coauthor
- Jun 11, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 18, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 15, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros
- Oct 15, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Magnafici
- Oct 15, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Spreitzer, Crowley, Stubbs and McGuire
- Oct 17, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 4, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a coauthor
- Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1
- Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 2
- Feb 4, 2020 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1