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2002 SESSION

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HB 260 Infectious biological substances.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Infectious biological substances. The bill defines "radiological agent" and provides that the possession, with the intent to injure another, of an infectious biological substance or radiological agent, capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, is a Class 5 felony. A person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes or uses an infectious biological substance or radiological agent with the intent to injure another is guilty of a Class 4 felony. This bill is identical to the amendments to § 18.2-52.1 in HB 1120 and SB 514.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 024499844  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025275844-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024752844-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/02  House: Conference substitute printed 025295844-H2  pdf
• 03/15/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB260ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/09/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 024499844
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/18/02  House: Assigned to M., P. & P. S. sub-committee: 2
• 01/18/02  House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/02  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/02  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025275844-H1
• 02/06/02  House: Read first time
• 02/07/02  House: Read second time
• 02/07/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 025275844-H1
• 02/07/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 025275844-H1
• 02/08/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/02  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/21/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024752844-S1
• 02/27/02  Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/02  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/01/02  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 024752844-S1
• 03/01/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 024752844-S1
• 03/01/02  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/05/02  House: Senate substitute rejected by House (4-Y 95-N)
• 03/05/02  House: VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 95-N)
• 03/06/02  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/02  Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/02  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/07/02  House: House acceded to request
• 03/07/02  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/07/02  House: Delegates: McQuigg, McDonnell, Petersen
• 03/07/02  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/02  Senate: Senators: Norment, Saslaw, Stolle
• 03/08/02  House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/02  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 03/08/02  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/02  Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/02  House: Conference substitute printed 025295844-H2
• 03/15/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB260ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/09/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)