Virginia 2023, 1st Special Session Status: Enacted

HB 1673 — Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 27, 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 7 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB1673ER)

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

  5. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023

  6. Signed by President

  7. Signed by Speaker

  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1673ER)

  9. Enrolled

  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  11. Read third time

  12. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  13. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

  14. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  15. Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

  16. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

  17. Constitutional reading dispensed

  18. VOTE: Passage (94-Y 4-N)

  19. Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)

  20. Impact statement from DPB (HB1673H2)

  21. Impact statement from VCSC (HB1673H2)

  22. Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1673H2

  23. Substitute by Delegate Bell agreed to 23106349D-H2

  24. Floor substitute printed 23106349D-H2 (Bell)

  25. Passed by temporarily

  26. Committee Courts of Justice substitute rejected 23105482D-H1

  27. Read second time

  28. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  29. Read first time

  30. Impact statement from DPB (HB1673H1)

  31. Impact statement from VCSC (HB1673H1)

  32. Committee substitute printed 23105482D-H1

  33. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

  34. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

  35. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  36. Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

  37. Impact statement from DPB (HB1673)

  38. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  39. Impact statement from VCSC (HB1673)

  40. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101889D

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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Votes

Subjects

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