Stalking; enhanced penalty therefor if victim is a minor. (HB2828)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Rob Wittman (R-Montross), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
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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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Enhanced penalty for stalking of a minor under the age of 15. Provides that if at the time of the offense of stalking the victim is under the age of 15 and the offender is more than three years older than the victim, the sentence imposed shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months. The bill also provides that for a second or subsequent conviction the penalty shall be a Class 6 felony, and the sentence imposed shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of two years, if at the time of the second or subsequent offense the victim is under the age of 15 years, the offender is more than three years older than the victim, and the second or subsequent offense occurs within five years of a conviction for an offense under this section or for a similar offense under the laws of any other jurisdiction. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2007 | Committee |
01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077787105 |
01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/17/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
01/17/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2828) |
01/22/2007 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/23/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077030454-H1 |
01/24/2007 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood) |
02/03/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Read second time |
02/05/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077030454-H1 |
02/05/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2828H1 |
02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/12/2007 | Rereferred to Finance |