Bill Text: VA HB42 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB42 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB42-Prefiled.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 42
Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled November 29, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section
numbered 18.2-16.1, relating to abolishing the common-law crime of suicide.
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Patron-- Kory
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1 as follows:
§18.2-16.1. Common-law crime of suicide abolished.
The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished.