Bill Text: VA HB1951 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Suicide; abolishes the common-law crime.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) [HB1951 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2021-HB1951-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1951 Offered January 13, 2021 Prefiled January 11, 2021 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1, relating to abolishing the common-law crime of suicide. ---------- Patron-- Simon ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1 as follows:

§ 18.2-16.1. Common-law crime of suicide abolished.

The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished.