VA HB708 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Assault and battery against a family or household member. Adds unlawful wounding in violation of § 18.2-51 and strangulation in violation of § 18.2-51.6 to the list of offenses that, if a person has been previously convicted of two such offenses within a 20-year period and such offenses occurred on different dates, enhance the penalty of assault and battery against a family or household member from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony.

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Title

Assault and battery; family or household member.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-04-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
2014-04-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 660 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-03-06SenateSigned by President
2014-03-03HouseSigned by Speaker
2014-03-03HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB708ER)
2014-03-03HouseEnrolled
2014-02-26SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2014-02-26SenateRead third time
2014-02-26SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2014-02-25SenateReported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
2014-02-24SenateRereferred to Finance
2014-02-24SenateReported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2014-02-12SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-12SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-11HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-11HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10HouseRead second time and engrossed
2014-02-07HouseRead first time
2014-02-05HouseReported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2014-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2014-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2014-01-30HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2014-01-07HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102272D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18257.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB708
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB708+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB708ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0660+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0801V0081+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H08V0092+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H02V0035+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0610+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0262+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S05V0198+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0585HB0708+HB0708
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0586HB0708+HB0708

Bill Comments

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