VA SB1156 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Strangulation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty. Provides that any person who, without consent, impedes the blood circulation or respiration of another person by knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully blocking or obstructing the airway of such person resulting in the wounding or bodily injury of such person is guilty of suffocation, a Class 6 felony.

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Title

Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-27 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
2023-03-27 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24SenateSigned by President
2023-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2023-02-21SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1156ER)
2023-02-21SenateEnrolled
2023-02-16HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-16HouseRead third time
2023-02-15HouseRead second time
2023-02-13HouseReported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-07HouseRead first time
2023-02-07HousePlaced on Calendar
2023-02-06SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1156S1
2023-02-06SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 23105372D-S1
2023-02-06SenateReading of substitute waived
2023-02-06SenateRead second time
2023-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-30SenateCommittee substitute printed 23105372D-S1
2023-01-30SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101406D

Same As/Similar To

HB1673 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)
HB1673 (Same As) 2023-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18251.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1156
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1156+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1156S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1156ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0710+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105372D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1156F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1156F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1156FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1156FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1156FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0102+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0230+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0243SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0276SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0277SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0247+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1903+SB1156

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