Virginia House Bill 1478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Crimes by gangs. Provides that the definition of "predicate criminal act" includes all violent felony offenses for purposes of predicate criminal acts for street gangs. The bill also increases various penalties for gang crimes.

Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.

Del. Jason Ballard [R]	Del. John Avoli [R]	Del. Robert Bell [R]	Del. Robert Bloxom [R]
Sen. Emily Brewer [R]	Del. Kathy Byron [R]	Del. Ellen Campbell [R]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]
Del. AC Cordoza [R]	Sen. Tara Durant [R]	Del. James Edmunds [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]
Del. Karen Greenhalgh [R]	Sen. Chris Head [R]	Del. Keith Hodges [R]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]
Del. James Leftwich [R]	Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]	Del. Robert Orrock [R]	Del. Roxann Robinson [R]
Del. Chris Runion [R]	Del. Phillip Scott [R]	Del. Anne Ferrell Tata [R]	Del. Kim Taylor [R]
Del. Wendell Walker [R]	Del. Bill Wiley [R]	Del. Wren Williams [R]	Del. Thomas Wright [R]
Del. Scott Wyatt [R]

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N) (Y: 63 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (Y: 13 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1478ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N)
2023-02-22	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106872D-S1 (63-Y 34-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1478S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106872D-S1
2023-02-21	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)
2023-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106872D-S1
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-06	House	VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
2023-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
2023-02-03	House	Passed by for the day
2023-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1478H1
2023-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105571D-H1
2023-02-02	House	Read second time
2023-02-01	House	Read first time
2023-01-30	House	Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
2023-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2023-01-27	House	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2023-01-27	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 23105571D-H1
2023-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
2023-01-24	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-12-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102058D

SB1207 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
SB1207 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	46.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.3:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.3:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1478
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1478+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1478H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1478S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1478ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0396+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105414D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105571D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478FH1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1478FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0159+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0092+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0207V0005+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H02V0036+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1440+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0255+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0425+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1478+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0687HB1478+HB1478
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2207+HB1478