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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 18, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 18, 2024
- Done: House committeeFebruary 1, 2024
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2321
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2321 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2321 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who work, volunteer, or take classes at hospitals or rural emergency hospitals would now be protected under laws regarding assaults on health care providers. If someone assaults these individuals, they could face different levels of criminal penalties, including fines and jail time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care provider. The bill amends the definition of “health care provider” to include a person who is working, volunteering, or participating in an educational course of instruction at a hospital or rural emergency hospital. An assault on a health care provider can result in penalties including a serious misdemeanor, an aggravated misdemeanor, or a class “D” felony. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.
House subcommittee
Named January 18, 2024. On January 25, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill expands the definition of a health care provider to include people working, volunteering, or in educational courses at hospitals or rural emergency hospitals. While this change may increase the number of offenders admitted to prison, the exact impact on the state's General Fund and the Department of Corrections cannot be estimated.3
From the note: 3A. However, the extent of the increase in costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) is unknown. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a Class D felony, an aggravated misdemeanor, and a serious misdemeanor. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC.
- Assaults on Health Care Providers · February 22, 2024
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