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SF397Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1058.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1058.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 845.

April 18, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · March 27, 2025

91

Yes

2

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 323.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 332.

  3. Fiscal note.

  4. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 453.

  5. Immediate message. S.J. 454.

  6. Message from Senate. H.J. 589.

  7. Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 595.

  8. Amendment H-1211 filed. H.J. 854.

  9. Substituted for HF 177. H.J. 861.

  10. Amendment H-1211 withdrawn. H.J. 861.

  11. Passed House, yeas 91, nays 2. H.J. 862.

  12. Explanation of vote. H.J. 897.

  13. Immediate message. H.J. 866.

  14. Message from House. S.J. 662.

  15. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 829.

  16. Signed by Governor. S.J. 845.

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