HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 440

AMEND House Bill No. 440 on line 8 by deleting “strangulation and suffocation ” after “section,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “strangulation or suffocation ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 440 by deleting line 14 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “ c. The person has been previously convicted of strangulation. [Repealed] ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 440 by deleting lines 15 through 17 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ d. The person was subject to an existing court order prohibiting contact with the victim at the time of the offense; or

e. The person committed the offense against a pregnant female; or

f. The person committed the offense against a child. ”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment deletes a previous conviction for strangulation as an aggravating factor for determining the penalty for a conviction for strangulation or suffocation and adds as an aggravator to elevate the crime to a Class B felony if the offense was committed against a child. This Amendment also removes repetitive language.