VA HB163 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Contempt of court; penalty. Increases from 10 days to 30 days the maximum term of imprisonment for a charge of contempt of court but limits the term of imprisonment to 30 days, including in cases where the court empanels a jury to ascertain the punishment.
Title
Contempt of court; penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Mark Cole [R] |
Roll Calls
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-11 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2020-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2019-12-23 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2019-12-23 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101978D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 69.24 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 457 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 458 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
