Bill Text: VA HB81 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB81 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB81-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1 as follows:
§18.2-16.1. Common-law crime of suicide abolished.
The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished.
2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on July 1, 2025.
3. That the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission shall review the effect and implication of abolishing the common-law crime of suicide on insurance throughout the Commonwealth and submit its findings and any recommendations by November 1, 2024, to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice.
