Virginia House Bill 613 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Arrest and prosecution of individual experiencing a mental health emergency; assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer. Provides that no individual shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for an assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer if at the time of the assault or assault and battery (i) the individual (a) is experiencing a mental health emergency or (b) meets the criteria for issuance of an emergency custody order and (ii) the law-enforcement officer subject to the assault or assault and battery was responding to a call for service requesting assistance for such individual. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in good faith shall be found liable for false arrest if it is later determined that the person arrested was immune from prosecution. Arrest and prosecution of individual experiencing a mental health emergency; assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer. Provides that no individual shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for an assault or assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer if at the time of the assault or assault and battery (i) the individual (a) is experiencing a mental health emergency or (b) meets the criteria for issuance of an emergency custody order and (ii) the law-enforcement officer subject to the assault or assault and battery was responding to a call for service requesting assistance for such individual. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in good faith shall be found liable for false arrest if it is later determined that the person arrested was immune from prosecution.

Arrest/prosecution of individual experiencing mental health emerg.; assault against law enforcement.

Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]
Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. Luke Torian [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2022-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2022-02-11	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101407D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	57	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB613
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB613+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB613F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0801V0369+HB0613