Emergency protective order; authority of magistrate or judge to issue in cases of sexual battery. (HB1842)

Introduced By

Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Authority of a magistrate or judge to issue an emergency protective order. Expands the authority of a magistrate or judge to issue an emergency protective order to include issuance when a warrant is issued for misdemeanor sexual battery. Currently, issuance of an emergency order predicated on a criminal act is limited to the crime of assault on a family member. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2009Committee
01/12/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096634520
01/12/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/22/2009Impact statement from VCSC (HB1842)
01/26/2009Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/26/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
01/28/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2009Committee substitute printed 090895520-H1
01/30/2009Read first time
02/02/2009Read second time
02/02/2009Committee substitute agreed to 090895520-H1
02/02/2009Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1842H1
02/03/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/11/2009Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/16/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009Read third time
02/18/2009Reading of amendments waived
02/18/2009Committee amendments agreed to
02/18/2009Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/18/2009Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009Placed on Calendar
02/20/2009Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/20/2009VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2009Enrolled
02/25/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1842ER)
02/25/2009Signed by Speaker
02/26/2009Signed by President
03/04/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1842ER)
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 341 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0341)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.