VA HB1714 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who commits an assault and battery that results in serious bodily injury, as defined in relevant law, and adds such new offense to the list of violent felony offenses for the purposes of the discretionary sentencing guidelines. The bill contains technical amendments.
Title
Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Vivian Watts [D] | Del. Chad Green [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-01-31 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2025-01-07 | House | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1714) |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102776D |
