Protective orders; violations of preliminary child protective order, changes punishment, etc. (HB2012)
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Description
Violations of protective orders; preliminary child protective order. Changes the punishment and sentencing requirements for a violation of a preliminary child protective order so that the maximum penalty is a Class 1 misdemeanor and the court is no longer required to enter a permanent family abuse protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) upon a conviction of a violation of a preliminary child protective order. The bill provides that a violation of a preliminary child protective order is punishable as contempt of court; however, if the violation involves an act or acts of commission or omission that endanger the child's life, health, or normal development or result in bodily injury to the child, it is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, violations of preliminary child protective orders constitute contempt of court and are also subject to the same penalties as violations of preliminary, emergency, and permanent family abuse protective orders, including enhanced penalties for certain violations. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100411D |
01/11/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/14/2021 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/15/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/15/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) |
01/20/2021 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2021 | Read first time |
01/22/2021 | Read second time |
01/22/2021 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/22/2021 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2012E |
01/22/2021 | Printed as engrossed 21100411D-E |
01/25/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2012E) |
01/26/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Reported from Judiciary with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2021 | Read third time |
02/15/2021 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/15/2021 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/15/2021 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/15/2021 | Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
02/17/2021 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
02/17/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2021 | Enrolled |
02/22/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2012ER) |
02/22/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2012ER) |
02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
02/24/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 184 (effective 7/1/21) |
03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0184) |