VA SB1291 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

False emergency communication to emergency personnel; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly report, or cause another to report in reliance on intentionally false information provided by such person, a false emergency communication to any emergency personnel that results in an emergency response. False emergency communication to emergency personnel; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly report, or cause another to report in reliance on intentionally false information provided by such person, a false emergency communication to any emergency personnel that results in an emergency response. The bill also provides that it is a Class 6 felony if such false emergency communication results in an emergency response and any person suffers a serious bodily injury as a direct and proximate result of the false emergency communication and a Class 5 felony if any person is killed as a direct and proximate result of the false emergency communication. The bill authorizes any locality to provide by ordinance that a person convicted of such false emergency communication shall be liable for the reasonable expense in responding to such false emergency communication.

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Title

False emergency communication to emergency personnel; false information, penalties, report.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 8-N) (Y: 88 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 3-N) (Y: 16 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 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 (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023)
2023-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 23 (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 (SB1291ER)
2023-02-21SenateEnrolled
2023-02-16HouseVOTE: Passage (88-Y 8-N)
2023-02-16HousePassed House (88-Y 8-N)
2023-02-16HouseRead third time
2023-02-15HouseRead second time
2023-02-13HouseReported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 3-N)
2023-02-10HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-10HouseRead first time
2023-02-10HousePlaced on Calendar
2023-02-07SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1291S1
2023-02-06SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 23105682D-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 23105682D-S1
2023-01-30SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103560D

Same As/Similar To

HB1572 (Same As) 2023-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521716.1(n/a)See Bill Text
182461.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1291
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1291+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1291S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1291ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0023+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105682D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1291F160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1291F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1291FS1160+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1291FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1291FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0110+SB1291
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0231+SB1291
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0243SB1291+SB1291
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0332SB1291+SB1291
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0256+SB1291
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1871+SB1291

Bill Comments

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