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2001 SESSION

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HB 1710 Civil action for stalking.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Civil action for stalking. Provides that a person may maintain a civil action against an individual who is alleged to have engaged in conduct that is prohibited under § 18.2-60.3 (criminal stalking), whether or not the individual has been charged or convicted for the alleged violation, for the compensatory damages incurred by the victim as a result of that conduct. The bill also provides that the victim may also seek and be awarded punitive damages, and costs in an action brought under this section.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/18/00 012280716  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/01  House: Committee substitute printed 010792716-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/23/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1710ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/22/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/18/00 012280716
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/01/01  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/01  House: Committee substitute printed 010792716-H1
• 02/03/01  House: Read first time
• 02/04/01  House: Read second time
• 02/04/01  House: Committee substitute agreed to 010792716-H1
• 02/04/01  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 010792716-H1
• 02/05/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/05/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/01  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/01  Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/23/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1710ER)
• 02/24/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/22/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)