Death penalty; abolition of current penalty. (HB2263)

Introduced By

Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News) with support from 25 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Abolition of the death penalty. Abolishes the death penalty, including for those persons currently under a death sentence. The bill provides that no person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after its effective date for any violation of law. The bill incorporates HB 1779 and is identical to SB 1165. Read the Bill »

Status

07/25/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance and Appropriations Committee

History

Date	Action
01/13/2021	Presented and ordered printed 21101951D
01/13/2021	Impact statement from VCSC (HB2263)
01/13/2021	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/19/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2263)
01/28/2021	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/29/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
02/03/2021	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/03/2021	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2021	Committee substitute printed 21104346D-H1
02/03/2021	Incorporates HB1779 (Carter)
02/03/2021	Impact statement from VCSC (HB2263H1)
02/03/2021	Read first time
02/04/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2263H1)
02/04/2021	Read second time
02/04/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21104346D-H1
02/04/2021	Pending question ordered
02/04/2021	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2263H1
02/05/2021	Pending question ordered
02/05/2021	Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N)
02/05/2021	VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2021	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 (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2021	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/16/2021	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2021	Read third time
02/17/2021	Passed by for the day
02/18/2021	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/18/2021	Floor substitute printed 21200391D-S1 (Stanley)
02/18/2021	Read third time
02/18/2021	Passed by for the day
02/18/2021	Impact statement from VCSC (HB2263S1)
02/19/2021	Read third time
02/19/2021	Passed by for the day
02/22/2021	Read third time
02/22/2021	Reading of substitute waived
02/22/2021	Substitute by Senator Stanley rejected 21200391D-S1 (18-Y 21-N)
02/22/2021	Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
02/24/2021	Enrolled
02/24/2021	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2263ER)
02/24/2021	Signed by President
02/25/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2263ER)
02/25/2021	Signed by Speaker
02/26/2021	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
02/26/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/24/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 344
03/24/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/21)
03/24/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)