The bill would amend the Penal Code to include offenses against individuals who previously lived in a household among those for which the penalty for Assault or Aggravated Assault would be enhanced.

The bill would take effect on September 1, 2007 and apply to offenses committed on or after that date.

Increasing the penalty for any criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon correctional resources.  The impact of the bill on correctional populations would depend on how many persons would be prosecuted under the provision of the bill, and the extent to which punishment would be enhanced under the proposed statute compared to existing statute.  For this analysis it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.