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Senate adopts amendment and passes bill increasing penalties for assaults on athletic officials
Summary
The West Virginia Senate adopted an amendment and passed the House-amended committee substitute for Senate Bill 531, increasing penalties for assault or battery on athletic officials and allowing schools or governing boards to ban convicted persons from events and enforce bans with criminal trespass.
The West Virginia Senate adopted an amendment and passed the House-amended committee substitute for Senate Bill 531, relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials. The Senate voted 32 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent on final passage.
Senator from Lewis, speaking in support of the measure, said the bill’s purpose is “protecting athletic officials and participants” by…
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