Virginia House Bill 519 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 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 (Prefiled) [HTML]

Definition of violent felony; assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer, etc. Adds to the list of violent felonies assault and battery against a judge, magistrate, law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, firefighter, or other public safety personnel. The consequences when an offense falls under the definition of violent felony include increased sentencing ranges, enhanced punishment for certain other offenses, restricted eligibility for participation in a drug treatment court, a presumption against bail for persons illegally present in the United States, and an expansion of the definition of victim for the purpose of compensation of crime victims.

Violent felony; definition, assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer, etc.

Del. Robert Bell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-15	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2018-01-08	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102556D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	805	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB519
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB519+hil