Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; hate crimes. (HB787)
Introduced By
Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond) with support from co-patrons Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk), and Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; hate crimes. Adds the following to the list of crimes that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may investigate: (i) simple assault or assault and battery where the victim was intentionally selected because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or national origin; (ii) entering the property of another for purposes of damaging such property or its contents or interfering with the rights of the owner, user, or occupant where such property was intentionally selected because of the race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or national origin of the owner, user, or occupant; and (iii) various offenses that tend to cause violence. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Committee |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102657D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/27/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N) |
| 01/31/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/05/2020 | Engrossed by House as amended HB787E |
| 02/05/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20102657D-E |
| 02/06/2020 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N) |
| 02/06/2020 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/17/2020 | Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/20/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/21/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/24/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Enrolled |
| 02/27/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB787ER) |
| 02/27/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/27/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/06/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 6, 2020 |
| 03/06/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020 |
| 03/06/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/06/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/06/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0747) |
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