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2001 SESSION
SB 847 Threats; penalty.
Introduced by: Emily Couric | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Threats; penalty. Rewrites threats statute to provide that it is a Class 6 felony to knowingly communicate in writing a threat to kill or do bodily injury that creates a reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury. The bill also provides that any person who communicates a threat, in writing, including an electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message, to kill or do bodily harm, (i) on the grounds or premises of any elementary, middle or secondary school property, (ii) at a school-sponsored event or (iii) on a school bus to any person or persons, regardless of whether the person who is the object of the threat actually receives the threat, and the threat would place the person who is the object of the threat in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to HB 197 (Sherwood).
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/00 016988416 pdf | impact statements
- 01/25/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 011964416-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/16/01 House: Committee substitute printed 012376932-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/27/01 Senate: Conference substitute printed 019743416-S2 pdf
- 02/28/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB847ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/00 016988416
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/01 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/01 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/25/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 011964416-S1
- 01/30/01 Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/01 Senate: Motion to reconsider pass by day agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/01 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 011964416-S1
- 02/02/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 011964416-S1
- 02/05/01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/01 House: Read first time
- 02/09/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/01 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 House: Committee substitute printed 012376932-H1
- 02/19/01 House: Read second time
- 02/20/01 House: Read third time
- 02/20/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 012376932-H1
- 02/20/01 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 012376932-H1
- 02/20/01 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE AMENDMENT (4-Y 36-N)
- 02/22/01 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/22/01 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/22/01 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/22/01 Senate: Senators: Couric, Lucas, Stolle
- 02/22/01 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/22/01 House: Delegates: McEachin, Harris, Jackson
- 02/24/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 Conference: House substitute rejected by conference committee
- 02/24/01 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 019743416-S2
- 02/24/01 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/01 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/24/01 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/01 Senate: Conference substitute printed 019743416-S2
- 02/28/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB847ER)
- 03/02/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 644 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644)