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Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who commits an assault and battery that results in serious bodily injury, as defined in relevant law, but does not rise to the level of the current offenses of unlawful or malicious wounding. The bill adds such new offense to the list of violent felony offenses for the purposes of the discretionary sentencing guidelines.
Latest development · Jul 21, 2026
Continued from last session
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Continued from last session
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB251)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 11:01 am)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102460D
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