VA SB179 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1171)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Hate crimes; gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation; penalty. Adds gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation to the categories of victims whose intentional selection for a hate crime involving assault, assault and battery, or trespass for the purpose of damaging another's property results in a higher criminal penalty for the offense. The bill also adds gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation to the categories of hate crimes that are to be reported to the central repository of information regarding hate crimes maintained by the Virginia State Police. The bill provides that a person who is subjected to acts of intimidation or harassment, violence directed against his person, or vandalism to his real or personal property, where such acts are motivated by gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, may bring a civil action to recover his damages. The bill also provides that no provider or user of an interactive computer service on the Internet shall be liable for any action voluntarily taken by it in good faith to restrict access to material that the provider or user considers to be intended to incite hatred on the basis of gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. The bill also eliminates the mandatory minimum terms of confinement for such hate crimes.

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Title

Hate crimes; adds gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) (Y: 55 N: 44 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N) (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 3-N) (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1171)
2020-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1171 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-06SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB179ER)
2020-03-06SenateEnrolled
2020-03-02SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
2020-02-27HouseVOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-27HousePassed House with amendment (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-27HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2020-02-27HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-27HouseRead third time
2020-02-26HouseRead second time
2020-02-24HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 9-N)
2020-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N)
2020-02-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-02-18HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-18HouseRead first time
2020-02-18HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-10SenateRead third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
2020-02-07SenatePrinted as engrossed 20105706D-ES1
2020-02-07SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB179ES1
2020-02-07SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-07SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-02-07SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20105706D-S1
2020-02-07SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-07SenateRead second time
2020-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
2020-01-15SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-15SenateCommittee substitute printed 20105706D-S1
2020-01-15SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 3-N)
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-12-21SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-12-21SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102367D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182121(n/a)See Bill Text
18257(n/a)See Bill Text
80142.1(n/a)See Bill Text
80149.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB179
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB179+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB179S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB179ES1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB179ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1171+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0039+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0163+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0382SB0179+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0432SB0179+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0186+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0383+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1577+SB0179
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1333SB0179+SB0179

Bill Comments

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