VA HB14 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
February 15 2012 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Immunity for persons acting in defense of property. Provides civil immunity for an occupant of a dwelling who uses any degree of physical force while engaged in the defense of his dwelling when (i) the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling and committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling and (ii) the occupant reasonably believes that he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily injury.
Title
Persons acting in defense of property; civil immunity provided for an occupant of dwelling, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-02-15 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N) (Y: 7 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-09 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N) (Y: 77 N: 22 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-03 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 4-N) (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N) (Y: 77 N: 22 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-03 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 4-N) (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-15 | Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N) | |
| 2012-02-10 | Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2012-02-10 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2012-02-09 | House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N) | |
| 2012-02-09 | House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N) | |
| 2012-02-08 | House: Printed as engrossed 12100492D-E | |
| 2012-02-08 | House: Engrossed by House as amended HB14E | |
| 2012-02-08 | House: Committee amendments agreed to | |
| 2012-02-08 | House: Read second time | |
| 2012-02-07 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-02-03 | House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 4-N) | |
| 2012-01-30 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) | |
| 2012-01-13 | House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal | |
| 2011-12-02 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2011-12-02 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100492D |
