Search and rescue personnel; enhanced penalty for malicious or unlawful wounding. (SB183)

Introduced By

Sen. William Wampler (R-Bristol)

Progress

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

Description

Malicious injury; search and rescue personnel.  Adds search and rescue personnel who are members of an organization that has a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to the definition of search and rescue personnel so that the enhanced penalty will apply if they are the victims of malicious or unlawful wounding. Malicious wounding is a Class 3 felony (five to 20 years); the penalty for malicious wounding of search and rescue personnel is five to 30 years, with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of two years. Unlawful wounding of search and rescue personnel is a Class 6 felony (one to five years), with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103516D
01/11/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2010Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/13/2010Impact statement from VCSC (SB183)
01/18/2010Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2010Read second time and engrossed
01/21/2010Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2010Placed on Calendar
02/03/2010Read first time
02/03/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/09/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB183)
02/16/2010Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
03/03/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
03/08/2010Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Read second time
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/13/2010Enrolled
03/13/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB183ER)
03/14/2010Signed by Speaker
03/15/2010Signed by President
03/21/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB183ER)
04/10/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/10)
04/10/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)