S.F. No. 0114

Assault of health care providers.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Nutting and Representative(s) Kasperik

 

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the crime of assault of a health care provider; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/14/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/15/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/16/2013   S Rereferred to S06

1/24/2013   S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barnard, Burns, Craft and Driskill

Excused:  Senator(s) Christensen

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2013   S Placed on General File

 

SF0114SS001.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

[DIVIDED AMENDMENT]

Page 1-line 14          Delete "6‑2‑501(a), (b) or (g)" insert "6‑2‑502(a)".  BURNS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0114SS001.02/FAILED   (CORRECTED COPY)

[DIVIDED AMENDMENT]

Page 1-line 7           Delete "is" insert "and 35‑2‑913 are".

Page 2-line 5           Delete "one (1) year" insert "twelve (12) years".

Page 2-line 6           Delete "one thousand five hundred dollars" insert "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.".

Page 2-lines 7 through 12     Delete.

Page 2-After line 23    Insert:

"35‑2‑913.  Warning of felony conduct.

Every hospital and medical assistance facility shall display at all times in a prominent place a printed sign with a minimum height of twenty (20) inches and a minimum width of fourteen (14) inches, with each letter to be a minimum of one-fourth (1/4) inch in height, which shall read:  WARNING:  ASSAULTING A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES IS A FELONY.".  BURNS, CHAIRMAN

 

1/28/2013   S Passed CoW

 

SF0114S2001/FAILED

Page 1-line 7           Delete "is" insert "and 35‑2‑913 are".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "Assault" insert "Aggravated assault and battery".

Page 1-line 12          Delete "assault" insert "aggravated assault and battery".

Page 2-line 4           Delete "Assault" insert "Aggravated assault and battery".

Page 2-line 5           Delete "one (1) year" insert "twelve (12) years".

Page 2-line 6           Delete "one thousand five hundred dollars" insert "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.".

Page 2-lines 7 through 12     Delete.

Page 2-After line 23    Insert:

"35‑2‑913.  Warning of felony conduct.

Every hospital and medical assistance facility may display at all times in a prominent place a printed sign with a minimum height of twenty (20) inches and a minimum width of fourteen (14) inches, with each letter to be a minimum of one-fourth (1/4) inch in height, which shall read:  WARNING:  AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES IS A FELONY.".  NUTTING

 

SF0114S2002.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

[DIVIDED AMENDMENT]

Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0114SS001.01/AC) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 3           Delete "providing definitions;".

Page 1-lines 7 through 16     Delete and insert:

"Section 1.  W.S. 6‑2‑502(b) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

6‑2‑502.  Aggravated assault and battery; penalty.

(b)  Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, aggravated assault and battery is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years.

(c)  Aggravated assault and battery against a health care provider, as defined in W.S. 1‑1‑130(b)(i), who is engaged in providing health care services is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than twelve (12) years, a fine not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.".

Page 2-lines 1 through 24     Delete.  NUTTING

 

SF0114S2002.02/FAILED

[DIVIDED AMENDMENT]

Page 1-line 7           Delete "6‑2‑510" insert "35‑2‑913".

Page 2-lines 1 through 23     Delete and insert:

"35‑2‑913.  Warning of felony conduct. 

Every hospital and medical assistance facility may display at all times in a prominent place a printed sign with a minimum height of twenty (20) inches and a minimum width of fourteen (14) inches, with each letter to be a minimum of one-fourth (1/4) inch in height, which shall read:  WARNING:  AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES IS A FELONY.".  NUTTING

 

1/29/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Burns, Cooper, Craft, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Peterson, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Bebout, Case, Christensen, Coe, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Hicks, Hines, Perkins, Ross and Von Flatern

Ayes 16    Nays 14    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2013   H Received for Introduction

2/5/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/7/2013    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Connolly, Gingery, Halverson, Kroeker and Krone

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Miller, Walters and Watt

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2013    H Placed on General File

 

SF0114HS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-Above line 1     In the catch title, delete "Assault" insert "Aggravated assault and battery".

Page 1-line 2           Delete "assault" insert "aggravated assault and battery".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/13/2013   H Passed CoW

2/14/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0114H3001/WITHDRAWN

 

2/15/2013   H Failed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Halverson, Harvey, Kasperik, Madden, McKim, Patton, Paxton, Piiparinen, Sommers, Throne, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Blevins, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Gay, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Hunt, Hutchings, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Petroff, Reeder, Semlek, Stubson, Teeters, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison and Jaggi

Ayes 24    Nays 34    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0