VA SB1170 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - Left in Finance
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Assault and battery against family or household member; penalty. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and battery against a family or household member, when the person has been previously convicted of an offense of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member, (ii) malicious or unlawful wounding, (iii) aggravated malicious wounding, (iv) malicious bodily injury by means of a substance, (v) strangulation, or (vi) an offense under the law of any other jurisdiction which has the same elements as any of the above offenses, which occurred within a period of 20 years, and on a different date, the person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the Class 6 felony applies only if there are two prior convictions.

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Title

Assault and battery against family or household member; penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-11SenateLeft in Finance
2015-01-21SenateRereferred to Finance
2015-01-21SenateReported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
2015-01-13SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-13SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101180D

Code Citations

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

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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