Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty. (SB813)

Introduced By

Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield)

Progress

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

Description

Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty.  Provides that any person who knowingly communicates, in a writing, a threat to kill or do bodily harm to a person or class of persons, regardless of whether the person or a member of the class of persons who is the object of the threat actually receives the threat, and the threat would place the object of the threat in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Current law only governs threats made against a person or his family members or threats to do harm at a school or a school-related event or on a school bus. The bill also expands the types of government activities to include judicial proceedings for which threats to kill or do bodily injury with the intent to influence such government activities are punishable as Class 5 felony. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/05/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101906D
01/05/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2011Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/12/2011Impact statement from (SB813)
01/12/2011Impact statement from VCSC (SB813)
01/26/2011Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2011Committee substitute printed 11104607D-S1
01/26/2011Rereferred to Finance
01/27/2011Impact statement from VCSC (SB813S1)
01/28/2011Impact statement from VCSC (SB813)
01/28/2011Impact statement from VCSC (SB813S1)
02/08/2011Left in Finance

Comments

Stephanie C. Hancock writes:

Hello, I am a Social Work Student at Eastern Mennonite University and also a 31 year old mother of two children. In the past, my children have received verbal threats on the school bus by other elementary school children. My concern is that these young children making threats may grow up to become angry adults who have learned that there are no consequences for their bully-like behavior. I this piece of legislation you have proposed is an important one and I highly approve of it!

Stephanie C. Hancock
Waynesboro, Virginia