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2007 House Bill 2119: Increasing penalties for acts of domestic violence involving strangulation.
Introduced by Rep. John Lovick (Mill Creek) (D) on February 8, 2007
To add strangulation to the offenses that qualify for felony assault in the second degree. Strangulation would be defined as compressing a person's neck, thereby obstructing the person's blood flow or ability to breathe, or doing so with the intent to obstruct the person's blood flow or ability to breathe. See companion SB 5953. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee on February 8, 2007
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 28, 2007
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2007
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 8, 2007