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2002 SESSION
SB 514 Terrorism.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Terrorism. Broadens Virginia's capabilities to respond to terrorism. The bill defines "act of terrorism" and "weapon of terrorism" and punishes committing, aiding and abetting terrorism, manufacture and possession of terrorist and hoax devices, acts of bioterrorism against agricultural crops or animals and making terrorist threats. The bill makes murder in the furtherance of terrorism a capital crime. 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.
The bill adds search and rescue and emergency medical services personnel to the section that provides enhanced penalties for malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officers and firefighters. The bill allows the Attorney General to prosecute money laundering with the concurrence of the attorney for the Commonwealth of the locality.
The bill expands wiretap capabilities in response to terrorist activity and restricts admission to bail of a person charged with a terroristic crime. The bill also expands seizure and forfeiture law to include property associated with terrorism. The bill allows localities to be reimbursed for emergency response costs for terrorism hoaxes. This bill is identical to HB 1120.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025269253 pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 024537536-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 020425536-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/02 House: Committee substitute printed 025287536-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/02 Senate: Conference substitute printed 024775536-S3 pdf
- 03/15/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB514ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025269253
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/02 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 01/30/02 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/02 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 024537536-S1
- 02/05/02 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 020425536-S2
- 02/06/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/02 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/02 Senate: Reading of substitutes waived
- 02/07/02 Senate: Committee substitute rejected - Courts 024537536-S1
- 02/07/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to - Finance 020425536-S2
- 02/07/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 020425536-S2
- 02/08/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/02 House: Read first time
- 02/13/02 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/22/02 House: Referred from M., P. & P. S. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/04/02 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/02 House: Committee substitute printed 025287536-H1
- 03/04/02 House: Read second time
- 03/05/02 House: Read third time
- 03/05/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 025287536-H1
- 03/05/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 025287536-H1
- 03/05/02 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (2-Y 37-N)
- 03/07/02 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/07/02 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/07/02 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/02 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/02 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/02 Senate: Senators: Stolle, Bolling, Saslaw
- 03/07/02 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/02 House: Delegates: Albo, Kilgore, Moran
- 03/08/02 Senate: Conference substitute printed 024775536-S3
- 03/08/02 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N)
- 03/08/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/02 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/09/02 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/02 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB514ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 623 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)