VA HB609 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Protective orders; assault and battery; penalty. Provides that a person who is the subject of a protective order who commits an assault and battery resulting in bodily injury on the person protected by the order is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the assault and battery must result in serious bodily injury in order for the offense to be punishable as a Class 6 felony.
Title
Protective orders; assault and battery; penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Robert Bell [R] | Del. Hyland Fowler [R] | Del. Jason Miyares [R] | Del. Kathleen Murphy [D] |
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | Del. Christopher Stolle [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-02-05 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101426D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB609 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB609+hil |
