VA HB478 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 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]

Summary

Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced penalty. Punishes a misdemeanor offense of violating a protective order, assault and battery against a family or household member, or stalking as a Class 6 felony if the person charged has been previously convicted of any of these offenses, however punished, or of assault or bodily wounding within the preceding 20 years and the victim of the prior and the instant offenses is the same.

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Title

Domestic violence-related misdemeanors; enhanced, penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-15HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2018-01-07HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100889D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18260.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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