Note: Sections 38 to 42 renumber and amend the crime of “Battery to technical college district or school district officers and employees.” Section 38 renumbers the title so that this battery is moved closer to other Class I felonies committed against certain persons.

Section 39 deletes the introductory phrase for the words defined in that section; Sections 40 and 41 move the definitions of “school district” and “technical college district” to the definitions section of the new subchapter created by the bill.

Section 42 deletes the phrases relating to the penalty, the consent of the victim, and the intent of the actor and moves them to the introductory clause created in SECTION 86 of the bill.

1Section 43. 940.20 (6) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 940.62 (1) (e)
2(title).

SB121,443Section 44. 940.20 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 940.51 (19) and
4amended to read:

SB121,12,65940.51 (19) In this subsection, “public “Public transit vehicle” means any
6vehicle used for providing transportation service to the general public.

SB121,457Section 45. 940.20 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 940.62 (1) (e) and
8amended to read:

SB121,12,109940.62 (1) (e) Whoever intentionally The person causes the bodily harm to
10another under any of the following circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:

SB121,12,12111. The bodily harm occurs while the victim is an operator, a driver, or a
12passenger of, in or on, a public transit vehicle.

SB121,12,14132. The bodily harm occurs after the offender forces or directs the victim to
14leave a public transit vehicle.

SB121,12,16153. The bodily harm occurs as the offender prevents, or attempts to prevent,
16the victim from gaining lawful access to a public transit vehicle.

Note: Sections 43 to 45 renumber and amend the crime of “Battery to public transit vehicle operator, driver or passenger.” Section 43 renumbers the title so that this battery is moved closer to other Class I felonies committed against certain persons.

Section 44 deletes the introductory phrase and moves the definition of “public transit vehicle” to the definitions section of the new subchapter created by the bill.

Section 45 deletes the phrases relating to the penalty and the intent of the actor and moves them to the introductory clause created in Section 86 of the bill.

SB121,494Section 49. 940.201 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 940.51 (23).

Note: Sections 46 to 50 renumber and amend the crime of “Battery or threat to witnesses.” Section 46 repeals the title of that section, and Section 50 repeals the crime of causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to a witness or a family member of a witness.

Provisions relating to battery to a witness are recreated in Section 86 of the bill in a subsection entitled “Battery to certain individuals involved with a court or legal system,” which includes battery to witnesses or their family members. Provisions relating to threatening to cause bodily harm to witnesses or their family members are recreated in Section 92 of the bill.

Sections 47 to 49 repeal an introductory clause relating to definitions, repeal the definition of “family member” because that phrase is recreated and expanded in Section 25 of the bill, and move the definition of “witness” to the definitions section of the new subchapter created by the bill.

SB121,538Section 53. 940.203 (1) (ab) of the statutes is renumbered 940.51 (1).

SB121,549Section 54. 940.203 (1) (ac) of the statutes is renumbered 940.51 (3).

SB121,5611Section 56. 940.203 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 940.51 (14).

SB121,5712Section 57. 940.203 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 940.51 (15).