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Battery against school and healthcare employees.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

IN HB 1040 · House Bill · 2026

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsors
+3
Latest action
Feb 19

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Feb 19

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

What it does

Increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. Specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS employees whose responsibilities include personally supervising a child or parent, personally providing services to a child or parent, or personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation. Requires the employer of a health care or school employee who is the victim of battery to make a semiannual report to the department of labor concerning workplace batteries.

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