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2010 Senate Bill 6697: Classifying assault by suffocation as second degree assault.
Introduced by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, (D-Camano Island) (D) on January 21, 2010
Includes assaulting another by suffocation in the list of crimes
that constitute second degree assault. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 21, 2010
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 5, 2010
To clarify that suffocation means to intentionally obstruct a person's ability to breathe by blocking or impairing intake at the nose or mouth. Assault by suffocation is excluded from the list of most serious offenses.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 5, 2010
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 5, 2010