2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB46: Crimes and offenses; aggravated assault and battery of healthcare workers; expand enhanced punishment

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to expand enhanced punishment for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers to all healthcare workers in a hospital or healthcare facility; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/23/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/24/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/25/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary - Non-Civil(House of Representatives)
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/23/202317.1 KB