HB588: Machete; illegal to brandish machete in threatening manner, penalty.
Chief Patron
Del.
Vivian Watts (D-39)
Vivian Watts
(D-39)
Annandale, VA
Served: 1996–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Status
04/19/2006: enacted
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- 01/10/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064231260
- 01/10/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB588)
- 01/18/2006 Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
- 02/06/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/2006 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/07/2006 Committee substitute printed 061366544-H1
- 02/08/2006 Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
- 02/08/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB588H1)
- 02/10/2006 Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2006 Read first time
- 02/13/2006 Read second time
- 02/13/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 061366544-H1
- 02/13/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB588H1
- 02/14/2006 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/14/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/14/2006 Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/22/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2006 Committee substitute printed 061427820-S1
- 02/23/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB588S1)
- 02/24/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Read third time
- 02/27/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 061427820-S1
- 02/27/2006 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB588S1
- 02/27/2006 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 03/01/2006 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N)
- 03/01/2006 VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
- 03/03/2006 Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/2006 Senate requested conference committee
- 03/06/2006 House acceded to request
- 03/07/2006 Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2006 Delegates: Watts, Griffith, Albo
- 03/07/2006 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/2006 Senators: Puller, Rerras, Blevins
- 03/10/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB588H2)
- 03/10/2006 Conference substitute printed 064899544-H2
- 03/10/2006 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/2006 Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N)
- 03/10/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 2-N)
- 03/21/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB588ER)
- 03/21/2006 Enrolled
- 03/21/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB588ER)
- 03/22/2006 Signed by President
- 03/30/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB588ER)
- 04/11/2006 Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/18/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/2006 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 G Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/19/2006 Reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Reenrolled bill text (HB588ER2)
- 04/19/2006 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Enacted, Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/19/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)
Summary
Crimes; brandishing a machete; penalty. Makes it
illegal to brandish a machete, with a 12 inch blade or longer, with intent to
intimidate, and includes such offense as one of the predicate criminal acts
that defines street gang activity. The penalty for a violation of this section
is a Class 1 misdemeanor, or if the violation occurs on or within 1,000 feet of
any public, private, or religious school, a Class 6 felony. The bill makes an
exception for excusable or justifiable self-defense. This bill is identical to
SB 183. View Full Text »
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