VA SB1501 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 21 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Capital murder; law-enforcement officers and fire marshals; mandatory minimum. Provides that any person convicted of capital murder of a law-enforcement officer or certain other public safety officials who was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense shall be sentenced to no less than a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life. This bill is identical to HB 2615.

Tracking Information

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Title

Capital murder; punishment if against law-enforcement officers and fire marshals.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N) (Y: 93 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 4-N) (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N) (Y: 35 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0717)
2019-03-21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 717 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-04SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
2019-02-23HouseSigned by Speaker
2019-02-23SenateSigned by President
2019-02-23SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1501ER)
2019-02-23SenateEnrolled
2019-02-20HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N)
2019-02-20HousePassed House (93-Y 5-N)
2019-02-20HouseRead third time
2019-02-19HouseRead second time
2019-02-18HouseReported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 4-N)
2019-02-11HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2019-02-08HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-02-06HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-02-06HouseRead first time
2019-02-06HousePlaced on Calendar
2019-02-04SenatePassed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
2019-02-04SenateReconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04SenateRead third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
2019-02-01SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1501S1
2019-02-01SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 19105751D-S1
2019-02-01SenateReading of substitute waived
2019-02-01SenateRead second time
2019-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30SenateReported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
2019-01-23SenateRereferred to Finance
2019-01-23SenateCommittee substitute printed 19105751D-S1
2019-01-23SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
2019-01-08SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100824D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18231(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1501
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1501+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1501S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1501ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0717+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0149+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S05V0163+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0268SB1501+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0331SB1501+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0333SB1501+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0334SB1501+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0801V0137+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0363+SB1501
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3149+SB1501

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