Virginia Senate Bill 1455 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Civil disturbance; local curfew; penalty. Enables the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality to enact a curfew under certain circumstances during a civil disturbance. The bill clarifies that such action in cities shall be in concurrence with the city manager and the mayor. The bill requires that such action specify the hours of the curfew and the geographic area to which the curfew applies and provide for various specified exceptions. The action authorizing the curfew shall provide for reasonable efforts to inform the public in advance of the curfew, which shall be valid for no more than 24 hours. The bill provides that such curfew shall not be extended or renewed unless by recorded vote of the local governing body or by judicial order. The bill provides that any violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Civil disturbance; local curfew; penalty. Enables the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality to enact a curfew under certain circumstances during a civil disturbance. The bill clarifies that such action in cities shall be in concurrence with the city manager and the mayor. The bill requires that such action specify the hours of the curfew and the geographic area to which the curfew applies and provide for various specified exceptions. The action authorizing the curfew shall provide for reasonable efforts to inform the public in advance of the curfew, which shall be valid for no more than 24 hours. The bill provides that such curfew shall not be extended or renewed unless by recorded vote of the local governing body or by judicial order. The bill provides that any violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Civil disturbance; local curfew, penalty.

Sen. Thomas Norment [R]

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) (Y: 53 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 8-N) (Y: 12 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) (Y: 27 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (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 (SB1455ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-22	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
2023-02-22	House	Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
2023-02-22	House	Pending question ordered
2023-02-22	House	Read third time
2023-02-21	House	Read second time
2023-02-17	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 8-N)
2023-02-10	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2023-02-08	House	Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2023-02-08	House	Read first time
2023-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-31	Senate	Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2023-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-31	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2023-01-31	Senate	Printed as engrossed 23104166D-E
2023-01-31	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1455E
2023-01-31	Senate	Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to
2023-01-31	Senate	Amendment by Senator Rouse withdrawn
2023-01-31	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2023-01-31	Senate	Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-01-27	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-01-26	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-01-25	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	Senate	Reported from Local Government (9-Y 4-N)
2023-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2023-01-13	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 23104166D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	925	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1455
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1455+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1455E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1455ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0360+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1455AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1455ASR
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1455F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1455FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1455FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S07V0019+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0104SB1455+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0159SB1455+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0175SB1455+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0176SB1455+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0701V0043+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H07V0067+SB1455
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2197+SB1455