Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1475 — Assault and battery against a family or household member; prior conviction, mandatory minimum term.

Last action — Left in Courts of Justice

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Assault and battery against a family or householdmember; prior conviction; mandatory minimum term of confinement;penalty. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and batteryagainst a family or household member where it is alleged in the warrant,petition, information, or indictment on which a person is convictedthat such person has been previously convicted of an offense thatoccurred within a period of 10 years of the instant offense againsta family or household member of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member, (ii) malicious wounding or unlawful wounding,(iii) aggravated malicious wounding, (iv) malicious bodily injuryby means of a substance, (v) strangulation, or (vi) an offense underthe law of any other jurisdiction that has the same elements of anyof the offenses, such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor andthe sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum termof confinement of 60 days.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from DPB (HB1475) View text Current html January 08, 2020

Action History

  1. Left in Courts of Justice

  2. Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)

  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB1475)

  4. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

  5. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102853D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5301
Total 5301
% of votes cast 56%33%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Nay
Collins, Christopher E. — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Not Voting
Don Scott — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Nay
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1475 do?
Assault and battery against a family or householdmember; prior conviction; mandatory minimum term of confinement;penalty. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and batteryagainst a family or household member where it is alleged in the warrant,petition, information, or indictment on which a person is convictedthat such person has been previously convicted of an offense thatoccurred within a period of 10 years of the instant offense againsta family or household member of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member, (ii) malicious wounding or unlawful wounding,(iii) aggravated malicious wounding, (iv) malicious bodily injuryby means of a substance, (v) strangulation, or (vi) an offense underthe law of any other jurisdiction that has the same elements of anyof the offenses, such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor andthe sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum termof confinement of 60 days.
Who sponsors HB 1475?
HB 1475 is sponsored by Joseph P. McNamara and Garrett McGuire.
What is the current status of HB 1475?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1475?
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