Virginia Senate Bill 223

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-07 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty. Provides that any person who, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing or intimidating in the discharge of his duty any judge, juror, witness, court officer, or court employee, pickets or parades in or near a residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, court officer, or court employee is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that the provisions regarding the issuance and service of summons in place of a warrant do not apply to such violations.

Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty.

Sen. John McGuire [R]

2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-07	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
2024-01-10	Senate	Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
2024-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103172D

HB869 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	419.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB223
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB223+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0118+SB0223