VA SB1272 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or mental illness; penalties. Provides that any person charged with a simple assault and battery offense who has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability or developmental disability, or serious mental illness shall not be subject to a mandatory minimum punishment if the court finds that the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's disorder or disability. Under current law, certain simple assault and battery offenses carry a mandatory minimum punishment when such offenses are committed against certain groups of people, including judges, law-enforcement officers, first responders, school employees, and health care providers.
Title
Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 5-N) (Y: 3 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 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]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 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]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-22 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2023-02-17 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
| 2023-02-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 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 (24-Y 16-N) |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2023-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-02-01 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (10-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 23101068D |
