Hate crimes; immigration status, civil action, penalty. (HB719)
Introduced By
Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston) with support from co-patrons Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), and Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Hate crimes; immigration status; civil action; penalty. Adds immigration status to the bases of a victim's intentional selection for a hate crime involving assault, assault and battery, or trespass for the purpose of damaging another's property that result in a higher criminal penalty for the offense. The bill also adds immigration status to the bases of hate crimes that are to be reported to the central repository of information regarding hate crimes maintained by the Virginia State Police. The bill also provides that a person who is subjected to acts of (i) intimidation or harassment, (ii) violence, or (iii) vandalism to his real or personal property, where such act is motived by animosity toward a person's immigration status, may bring a civil action to recover his damages. The bill also provides that no provider or user of an interactive computer service on the Internet shall be liable for any action voluntarily taken by it in good faith to restrict access to material that the provider or user considers to be intended to incite hatred on the basis of immigration status. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2018 | Committee |
| 01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102334D |
| 01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/10/2018 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB719) |
| 01/16/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB719) |
| 01/25/2018 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/26/2018 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 3-N) |
| 02/15/2018 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports adding immigration status to Virginia's current statutes that enhance penalties for certain crimes when the criminal acts are motivated by hate.