VA HB2132 | 2021 | 1st Special Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB2132

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses. Provides that another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation is not in and of itself, or together with an oral solicitation, a defense to any charge of capital murder, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, or assault and bodily wounding-related crimes and is not provocation negating or excluding malice as an element of murder. Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses. Provides that another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation is not in and of itself, or together with an oral solicitation, a defense to any charge of capital murder, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, or assault and bodily wounding-related crimes and is not provocation negating or excluding malice as an element of murder.

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Title

Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 39-N) (Y: 58 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N) (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460)
2021-03-31 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 460 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11HouseSigned by Speaker
2021-03-09SenateSigned by President
2021-03-09HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2132ER)
2021-03-09HouseEnrolled
2021-02-25HouseVOTE: Adoption (58-Y 39-N)
2021-02-25HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 21200404D-S1 (58-Y 39-N)
2021-02-25HousePlaced on Calendar
2021-02-25SenatePassed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N)
2021-02-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2132S1
2021-02-25SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 21200404D-S1
2021-02-25SenateReading of substitute waived
2021-02-25SenateRead third time
2021-02-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
2021-02-17SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-17SenateCommittee substitute printed 21200404D-S1
2021-02-17SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
2021-02-05SenateContinued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05HouseVOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
2021-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
2021-02-04HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2132H1
2021-02-04HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 21104105D-H1
2021-02-04HouseRead second time
2021-02-03HouseRead first time
2021-02-03HouseCommittee substitute printed 21104105D-H1
2021-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
2021-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-28HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2021-01-12HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102483D

Same As/Similar To

HB2132 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18237.1(n/a)See Bill Text
18257.5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2132
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2132+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2132H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2132S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2132ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0460+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200214A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132FH1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2132FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0801C0047+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0144+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1502+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0164+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0052+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0098+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0397HB2132+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0467HB2132+HB2132
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1982+HB2132

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