Virginia Senate Bill 656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-01-29 - Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, malicious activation of fire alarm, or false emergency communication to emergency personnel. Allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person over 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred. The bill also allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person under 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, not to exceed $2,500. Current law allows a flat fee of $250 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, in an amount not to exceed $2,500. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, malicious activation of fire alarm, or false emergency communication to emergency personnel. Allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person over 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred. The bill also allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person under 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, not to exceed $2,500. Current law allows a flat fee of $250 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.

Terrorism hoax incident, etc.; reimbursement of expenses incurred to localities.

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-29	Senate	Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2024-01-15	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 24104257D

HB147 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1716.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB656
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB656+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S07V0028+SB0656