Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 331 — Capital murder; killing of a person in a school setting, penalty.

Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Capital murder of a person in a school setting;penalty. Provides that the willful, deliberate, and premeditatedkilling of any person by another when such person is upon the propertyof any child day center, any public, private, or religious preschool,elementary school, middle school, or high school, or any institutionof higher education is punishable as capital murder, a Class 1 felony.The bill also provides that any person convicted of such offenseshall be sentenced to no less than a mandatory minimum term of confinementfor life.

Bill Text

  • SB331S1 View text Current html January 27, 2020
  • Impact statement from VCSC (SB331) View text html January 06, 2020

Action History

  1. Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

  2. Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20106791D-S1

  3. Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

  4. Impact statement from VCSC (SB331)

  5. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104472D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9600
Total 9600
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Nay
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" — Nay
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 331 do?
Capital murder of a person in a school setting;penalty. Provides that the willful, deliberate, and premeditatedkilling of any person by another when such person is upon the propertyof any child day center, any public, private, or religious preschool,elementary school, middle school, or high school, or any institutionof higher education is punishable as capital murder, a Class 1 felony.The bill also provides that any person convicted of such offenseshall be sentenced to no less than a mandatory minimum term of confinementfor life.
Who sponsors SB 331?
SB 331 is sponsored by Richard H. Stuart.
What is the current status of SB 331?
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 SB 331?
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