VA HB1420 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. Specifies that a delinquent child is a child 11 years of age or older who has committed a delinquent act. Currently, there is no minimum age for a child to be adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if a juvenile younger than 11 years of age is found to have committed a delinquent act, the juvenile shall not be proceeded upon as delinquent; however, the court may make any orders of disposition authorized for a child in need of services or a child in need of supervision. The bill includes in the definition of "child in need of services" a child younger than 11 years of age who has committed a delinquent act. Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency. Specifies that a delinquent child is a child 11 years of age or older who has committed a delinquent act. Currently, there is no minimum age for a child to be adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if a juvenile younger than 11 years of age is found to have committed a delinquent act, the juvenile shall not be proceeded upon as delinquent; however, the court may make any orders of disposition authorized for a child in need of services or a child in need of supervision. The bill includes in the definition of "child in need of services" a child younger than 11 years of age who has committed a delinquent act. Finally, the bill includes in the offense of causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent, abused, etc., any person 18 years of age or older, including the parent of any child, who willfully contributes to, encourages, or causes any act, omission, or condition that causes a child younger than 11 years of age to commit a delinquent act. Under current law, any person who commits such offense is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Title

Juveniles; adjudication of delinquency.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 4-N) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17HouseHouse sustained Governor's veto
2024-03-20 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-01SenateSigned by President
2024-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-27HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1420ER)
2024-02-27HouseEnrolled
2024-02-21SenatePassed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2024-02-21SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21SenatePassed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2024-02-21SenateRead third time
2024-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-19SenateReported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 4-N)
2024-02-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-08HouseVOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N)
2024-02-08HouseRead third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
2024-02-07HousePrinted as engrossed 24104690D-E
2024-02-07HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1420E
2024-02-07HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2024-02-07HouseRead second time
2024-02-06HouseRead first time
2024-02-02HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
2024-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
2024-01-23HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2024-01-17HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-17HousePresented and ordered printed 24104690D

Same As/Similar To

SB23 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161228(n/a)See Bill Text
161278.8(n/a)See Bill Text
161278.9:1(n/a)See Bill Text
182371(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1420
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1420+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1420E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1420ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106305A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB1420AH
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB1420AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1420F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1420FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1420FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0801V0049+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0101+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0463+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0202+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0495HB1420+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0521HB1420+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0523HB1420+HB1420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0524HB1420+HB1420

Bill Comments

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