Virginia 2023, 1st Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 1207 — Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 23, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 10 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023

  5. Impact statement from DPB (SB1207ER)

  6. Impact statement from VCSC (SB1207ER)

  7. Signed by Speaker

  8. Signed by President

  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1207ER)

  10. Enrolled

  11. VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 39-N)

  12. Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 39-N)

  13. Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N)

  14. Amended by conference committee

  15. Delegates: Ballard, Adams, L.R., Watts

  16. Conferees appointed by House

  17. Senators: McDougle, Morrissey, Deeds

  18. Conferees appointed by Senate

  19. Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)

  20. House requested conference committee

  21. House insisted on substitute

  22. House substitute rejected by Senate (16-Y 24-N)

  23. VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)

  24. Passed House with substitute (56-Y 43-N)

  25. Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1207H1

  26. Committee substitute agreed to 23106692D-H1

  27. Read third time

  28. Impact statement from DPB (SB1207H1)

  29. Read second time

  30. Impact statement from VCSC (SB1207H1)

  31. Committee substitute printed 23106692D-H1

  32. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 7-N)

  33. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  34. Read first time

  35. Placed on Calendar

  36. Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)

  37. Impact statement from DPB (SB1207S2)

  38. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1207S2

  39. Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 23105887D-S2

  40. Reading of substitute waived

  41. Judiciary Committee substitute rejected 23105149D-S1

  42. Read second time

  43. Impact statement from VCSC (SB1207S2)

  44. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  45. Substitute bill reprinted 23105887D-S2

  46. Committee substitute printed 23105887D-S2

  47. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)

  48. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  49. Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  50. Impact statement from VCSC (SB1207S1)

  51. Impact statement from DPB (SB1207)

  52. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  53. Committee substitute printed 23105149D-S1

  54. Reported from Judiciary with substitute (11-Y 4-N)

  55. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  56. Impact statement from VCSC (SB1207)

  57. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  58. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104152D

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (148)

148 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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