WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2119: Violence by strangulation

Increasing penalties for acts of domestic violence involving strangulation.

Summary

  • Makes assault by strangulation automatically Assault in the second degree.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2119), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2007
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2007
  3. Passed HouseMar 6, 2007
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Lovick (D-44)
Introduced
February 8, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5953
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to penalties for acts of violence by strangulation;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Lovick (D-44)

11 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Skip Priest R-30Patricia Lantz D-26Jay Rodne R-5Dave Upthegrove D-33Pat Sullivan D-47Deb Eddy D-48Mark Ericks D-1Kirk Pearson R-39Zack Hudgins D-11Troy Kelley D-28Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 6, 2007
Version voted on: HB 2119
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat61002
Republican35000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  5. Placed on third reading.
  6. Committee recommendations adopted.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  8. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. PSEP - Majority; do pass.
  11. PSEP - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 2119 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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