Virginia Senate Bill 1207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Crimes by gangs. Provides that the definition of "predicate criminal act" includes all violent felony offenses for purposes of predicate criminal acts for street gangs. The bill also increases various penalties for gang crimes.

Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.

Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

2023-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 39-N) (Y: 56 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (16-Y 24-N) (Y: 16 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N) (Y: 56 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 7-N) (Y: 12 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [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 with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1207ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 39-N)
2023-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 39-N)
2023-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N)
2023-02-24		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2023-02-23	House	Delegates: Ballard, Adams, L.R., Watts
2023-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2023-02-22	Senate	Senators: McDougle, Morrissey, Deeds
2023-02-22	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	House	House requested conference committee
2023-02-21	House	House insisted on substitute
2023-02-20	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (16-Y 24-N)
2023-02-16	House	VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
2023-02-16	House	Passed House with substitute (56-Y 43-N)
2023-02-16	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1207H1
2023-02-16	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23106692D-H1
2023-02-16	House	Read third time
2023-02-15	House	Read second time
2023-02-13	House	Committee substitute printed 23106692D-H1
2023-02-13	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-07	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
2023-02-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1207S2
2023-02-06	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 23105887D-S2
2023-02-06	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-06	Senate	Judiciary Committee substitute rejected 23105149D-S1
2023-02-06	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Substitute bill reprinted 23105887D-S2
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105887D-S2
2023-02-02	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-30	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105149D-S1
2023-01-30	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104152D

HB1478 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)
HB1478 (Same As) 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	46.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.3:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.3:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1207
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1207+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1207S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1207S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1207H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1207ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0397+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105149D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105887D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1207AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FS2160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FH1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FER160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1207FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0103+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0239+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0243SB1207+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0324SB1207+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0267+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1870+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0589SB1207+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0783SB1207+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0973SB1207+SB1207
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2386+SB1207