Bill Title: Crimes against public safety officials. Increases the penalty for battery if it is committed against a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official because of the official's status or perceived status as a public safety official, and increases the penalty for criminal recklessness if it is committed against: (1) a public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duties; or (2) a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official if the offense is committed because of the official's status or perceived status as a public safety official.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-03 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law [SB0019 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator James Merritt [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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