VA SB453 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-08 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or mental illness; penalties. Provides that any person charged with a simple assault and battery offense who has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability, or serious mental illness and the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's disorder or disability shall not be subject to mandatory minimum punishment. Under current law, certain simple assault and battery offenses carry a mandatory minimum punishment when such offenses are committed against certain groups of people. Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or mental illness; penalties. Provides that any person charged with a simple assault and battery offense who has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability, or serious mental illness and the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's disorder or disability shall not be subject to mandatory minimum punishment. Under current law, certain simple assault and battery offenses carry a mandatory minimum punishment when such offenses are committed against certain groups of people.

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Title

Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) (Y: 27 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-03-08HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2022-02-23HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2022-02-22HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-02-22HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-02-22HouseRead first time
2022-02-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-02-14SenateRead third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
2022-02-11SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB453S1
2022-02-11SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 22106448D-S1
2022-02-11SenateReading of substitute waived
2022-02-11SenateRead second time
2022-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-09SenateCommittee substitute printed 22106448D-S1
2022-02-09SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 2-N)
2022-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102307D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
18257(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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