VA HB1315 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Abusive language; sports official; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to, in the presence or hearing of a sports official, curse or abuse the sports official or use violent abusive language toward the sports official concerning the sports official or his relations under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Currently, such conduct is punished as a Class 3 misdemeanor regardless of the subject of such conduct.

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Title

Sports official; punishment for using abusive language towards official.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-15HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2018-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-10HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-10HousePresented and ordered printed 18104262D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182416(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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