VA HB1978 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Profane swearing in public. Eliminates the crime of profanely swearing or cursing in public, which is currently punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
Title
Profane swearing in public.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-07 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2017-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101293D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1978 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1978+hil |
