Health care provider; threats of death or bodily injury to a provider, penalty. (SB1395)
Introduced By
Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patron Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Threats of death or bodily injury to a health care provider. Provides that any person who orally makes a threat to kill or to do bodily injury against any health care provider who is engaged in the performance of his duties in a hospital or in an emergency room on the premises of any clinic or other facility rendering emergency medical care is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless the person is on the premises of the hospital or emergency room as a result of an emergency custody order, an involuntary temporary detention order, an involuntary hospitalization order, or an emergency custody order of a conditionally released acquittee. Amends § 18.2-51.1, § 18.2-57, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »
Status
03/20/2019: Awaiting a Vote in the Courts of Justice Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101473D |
| 01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/09/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1395) |
| 01/21/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19104936D-S1 |
| 01/22/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2019 | Read second time |
| 01/23/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/23/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19104936D-S1 |
| 01/23/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1395S1 |
| 01/24/2019 | Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1395S1) |
| 01/29/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 01/29/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/29/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 02/11/2019 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/11/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) |
| 02/18/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106754D-H1 |
| 02/19/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/20/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106754D-H1 |
| 02/20/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1395H1 |
| 02/20/2019 | Passed House with substitute (90-Y 10-N) |
| 02/20/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1395H1) |
| 02/21/2019 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Title replaced 19106754D-H1 |
| 02/23/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/23/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1395ER) |
| 02/23/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/23/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1395ER) |
| 03/04/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
| 03/04/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/18/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/19) |
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