Battery Offenses

AI Summary

The "Battery Offenses" bill aims to address and penalize offenses related to battery, specifically physical harm or contact inflicted by one individual upon another. The main provisions of the bill include defining different levels of battery offenses based on severity, establishing corresponding penalties for each offense level, and outlining factors that may aggravate or mitigate the charges. The bill also addresses issues such as self-defense and consent in relation to battery cases. If passed, this bill would have a significant impact on how battery offenses are prosecuted and punished in the United States.

• 2023-12-04: Filed

• 2023-12-19: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

• 2023-12-19: Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

• 2023-12-19: Referred to Judiciary Committee

• 2023-12-19: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

• 2024-01-08: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

• 2024-01-09: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

• 2024-01-10: Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

• 2024-01-10: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

• 2024-01-10: Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

• 2024-01-17: Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

• 2024-01-19: Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

• 2024-01-19: Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

• 2024-01-19: Now in Judiciary Committee

• 2024-03-08: Died in Judiciary Committee