House Journal: Page 862: Thursday, March 25, 1999

	Larson of Linn offered the following amendment H?1169 filed by 

him and moved its adoption:
H-1169
 1     Amend House File 501 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 19 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec.     .  Section 702.11, Code 1999, is amended
 5   to read as follows:
 6     702.11  FORCIBLE FELONY.
 7     1.  A "forcible felony" is any felonious child
 8   endangerment, assault, murder, sexual abuse,
 9   kidnapping, robbery, arson in the first degree, or
10   burglary in the first degree. However, sexual
11     2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following
12   offenses are not forcible felonies:
13     a.  Willful injury in violation of section 708.4,
14   subsection 2.
15     b.  Sexual abuse in the third degree committed
16   between spouses, sexual.
17     c.  Sexual abuse in violation of section 709.4,
18   subsection 2, paragraph "c", subparagraph (4), or
19   sexual.
20     d.  Sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist
21   in violation of section 709.15, is not a "forcible
22   felony".
23     Sec.     .  Section 708.2, Code 1999, is amended by
24   adding the following new subsection:
25     NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  A person who commits an
26   assault, as defined in section 708.1, and who causes
27   serious injury, is guilty of a class "D" felony."
28     2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 33 the
29   following:
30     "Sec.     .  Section 708.4, Code 1999, is amended to
31   read as follows:
32     708.4  WILLFUL INJURY.
33     Any person who does an act which is not justified
34   and which is intended to cause and does cause serious
35   injury to another commits a the following:
36     1.  A class "C" felony, if the person causes
37   serious injury to another.
38     2.  A class "D" felony, if the person causes bodily
39   injury to another."
40     3.  Title page, by striking line 1 and inserting
41   the following:  "An Act relating to the definitions
42   and penalties applicable to".
43     4.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
44   word "felonies" the following:  ", by making changes
45   related to the offenses of assault and willful injury
46   and making changes in the mandatory minimum penalties

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