HB1040

Battery against school and healthcare employees.

Chamber Passed·1/14/26

Battery against school and healthcare employees.

Battery against school and healthcare employees. 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. Effective July 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 92–1 · Jan 14
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

D
1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading

92 Yea

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1 Nay

D

2 Not Voting

DR

5 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 10

9:00 AM

Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Hearing

Feb 3

9:30 AM

Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Hearing

History

Feb 19

Senate

Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

Feb 19

Senate

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

Feb 12

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted