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2004 SESSION
HB 863 Assault and battery; penalty when committed against a family or household member.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Third offense assault and battery against a family or household member. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and battery against a family or household member, when the person has been previously convicted of two offenses of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member in violation of § 18.2-57.2, (ii) malicious wounding in violation of § 18.2-51, (iii) aggravated malicious wounding in violation of § 18.2-51.2, (iv) malicious bodily injury by means of a substance in violation of § 18.2-52, or (v) an offense under the law of any other jurisdiction which has the same elements as any of the above offenses, in any combination, all of which occurred within a period of 10 years, and each of which occurred on a different date, the person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the Class 6 felony applies only if the prior convictions were for assault and battery against a family or household member.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 040931256 pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/04 House: Printed as engrossed 040931256-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB863ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/19/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 040931256
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/04 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/04 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/04 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: 8
- 02/13/04 House: Reported from Appropriations with amd (24-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/04 House: Read first time
- 02/16/04 House: Read second time
- 02/16/04 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/16/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB863E
- 02/16/04 House: Printed as engrossed 040931256-E
- 02/17/04 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/19/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/19/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/25/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/02/04 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/04/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/04/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/04 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/23/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB863ER)
- 03/23/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/19/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)