VA HB1071 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Profane swearing in public. Removes the crime of profane swearing in public, which is currently punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

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Title

Profane swearing in public; removes the crime from Code.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N 1-A) (Y: 31 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N) (Y: 76 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)
2020-03-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
2020-02-24SenateSigned by President
2020-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1071ER)
2020-02-21HouseEnrolled
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (31-Y 7-N 1-A)
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateReported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-30HouseVOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N)
2020-01-30HouseRead third time and passed House (76-Y 24-N)
2020-01-29HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1071H1
2020-01-29HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106255D-H1
2020-01-29HouseRead second time
2020-01-28HousePassed by for the day
2020-01-28HouseEngrossment reconsidered by House
2020-01-27HouseRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-24HouseRead first time
2020-01-22HouseIncorporates HB132 (Webert)
2020-01-22HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106255D-H1
2020-01-22HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
2020-01-15HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2020-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101994D

Same As/Similar To

HB132 (Similar To) 2020-01-22 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182388(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1071
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1071+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1071H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1071ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0160+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0004+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0039+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0071+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0091+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0228+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0338+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB1071+HB1071
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0712HB1071+HB1071

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