Strangulation; admission to bail, alleged victim is a family or household member. (HB2120)

Introduced By

Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst) with support from co-patrons Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), and Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock)

Progress

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

Description

Acts of violence; strangulation; penalty. Includes strangulation as an "act of violence" for application of the third-time offender statute, which requires a sentence of life imprisonment upon a third conviction of an act of violence. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2015Committee
01/14/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102302D
01/14/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2015Impact statement from VCSC (HB2120)
01/30/2015Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/02/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
02/02/2015Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Committee substitute printed 15104686D-H1
02/06/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Read second time
02/09/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104686D-H1
02/09/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2120H1
02/10/2015Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/10/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2015Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/18/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2120H1)
02/23/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Passed by for the day
02/24/2015Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2015Read third time
02/25/2015Reading of amendment waived
02/25/2015Committee amendment agreed to
02/25/2015Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/25/2015Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2015Placed on Calendar
02/26/2015Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/26/2015VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2015Enrolled
03/06/2015Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2120ER)
03/06/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB2120ER)
03/06/2015Signed by Speaker
03/07/2015Signed by President
03/10/2015Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
03/10/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/23/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/15)
03/23/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.