VA SB607 | 2015 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 607 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-04 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Method of execution. Provides that if the Director of the Department of Corrections certifies that lethal injection is not available as a method of execution, electrocution shall be used instead.

Title

Method of execution; Director of DOC certifies that lethal injection isn't available, electrocution.

Roll Calls

2014-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2015 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 6-N) (Y: 6 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-04	Senate	Left in Courts of Justice
2014-02-10	Senate	Continued to 2015 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2014-02-06	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2014-02-06	Senate	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (21-Y 19-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Passed by for the day
2014-02-04	Senate	Passed by for the day
2014-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2014-01-31	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N)
2014-01-31	Senate	Reconsidered by Rehabilitation and Social Services
2014-01-24	Senate	Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 6-N)
2014-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2014-01-13	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 14103720D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
53	1	234	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB607
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB607+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S09C0055+SB0607
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S09C0049+SB0607
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SC0245SB0607+SB0607
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SC0300SB0607+SB0607
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S03C0173+SB0607