North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 717 — Enhanced Penalty/Dom. Violence Strangulation.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the revised version of Senate Bill 717, the wording has been simplified for clarity, specifically regarding how assault cases are handled. The changes emphasize that anyone who commits an assault could face tougher penalties under existing laws. This matters because clearer language can help ensure that the law is understood and better enforced, potentially leading to more consistent legal outcomes for assault cases.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 717 Short Title:
717 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45318-ML-4B Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION.
– Unless the conduct is covered under some otherprovision oflaw providing greaterpunishment, any personwho assaults anotherperson and inflicts serious bodily injury is guilty of a Class F E felony.
– Unless the conduct is covered under some otherprovision oflaw providing greaterpunishment, anypersonwho assaults anotherperson and inflicts serious bodily injury is guilty of a Class F E felony.
*DRS45318-ML-4B*
*S717-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 717?
SB 717 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Sydney Batch (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 717?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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