Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty. (HB754)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) with support from co-patrons Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), and Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty. Punishes a misdemeanor offense of violating a protective order, assault and battery against a family or household member, or stalking as a Class 6 felony if the person charged had been previously convicted of any of these offenses, however punished, or assault or bodily wounding within the preceding 20 years if the victim of the prior and the instant offenses was the same. Read the Bill »
Status
03/02/2016: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103904D |
| 01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2016 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB754) |
| 02/05/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law |
| 02/05/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 02/08/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/15/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/16/2016 | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N) |
| 02/16/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/24/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105817D-S1 |
| 02/24/2016 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/25/2016 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB754S1) |
| 03/02/2016 | Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |