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
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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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
03/24/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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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) |