Cruelty to children; increases penalty to a Class 4 felony. (HB673)
Introduced By
Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Cruelty to children; penalty. Increases the penalty from a Class 6 felony to a Class 4 felony for any person employing or having custody of a child to willfully cause or permit such child to be tortured physically or psychologically, tormented, mutilated, beaten, or cruelly treated. The bill includes such offense in the definition of "violent felony" for purposes of determining felony sentencing guidelines. The bill also includes willful and negligent acts of cruelty and injuries to children in offenses prohibiting a person from operating or residing in a family day home and provides that a conviction is a barrier crime for persons providing care to certain children or the elderly or disabled. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101936D |
| 01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/08/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB673) |
| 02/04/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/06/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) |
| 02/07/2020 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107948D-H1 |
| 02/09/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2020 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB673H1) |
| 02/10/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20107948D-H1 |
| 02/10/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB673H1 |
| 02/11/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB673H1) |
| 02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2020 | VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/24/2020 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20108644D-S1 |
| 02/24/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Judiciary |