Virginia House Bill 1627 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1002)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue. Provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if venue cannot otherwise be established and the victim is (i) the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia and (ii) such official or employee was threatened or harassed while engaged in the performance of his public duties or because of his position with the Commonwealth. In addition, threats to damage property may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if venue cannot otherwise be established and the property is owned by the Commonwealth and located in the Capitol District.

Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; certain crimes prosecuted in Richmond.

Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

2020-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 35-N) (Y: 65 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N) (Y: 62 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1002)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1002 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-05	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-05	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-04	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1627ER)
2020-03-04	House	Enrolled
2020-02-27	House	VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 35-N)
2020-02-27	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 35-N)
2020-02-27	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 17-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2020-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-24	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-24	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-24	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendments (10-Y 4-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
2020-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
2020-02-07	House	Printed as engrossed 20105343D-E
2020-02-07	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1627E
2020-02-07	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-07	House	Read second time
2020-02-06	House	Read first time
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
2020-02-02	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-16	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-16	House	Presented and ordered printed 20105343D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	152.7:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	60.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	83	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1627
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1627+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1627E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1627ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1002+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0105+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0113+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0178+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0665+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0383+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB1627+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0976HB1627+HB1627
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1555+HB1627