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2004 SESSION
SB 320 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act; created.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. Creates a RICO act for Virginia under which various violations of the alcoholic beverage, banking, and criminal law become racketeering if conducted by persons in concert for the purpose of racketeering. Racketeering is punished as a felony with confinement of 5-40 years and a fine of not more than $1 million. A second or subsequent offense is a Class 2 felony and a fine of not more than $2 million. The bill punishes engaging in illegal money transmission as a Class 6 felony. The Attorney General is authorized to prosecute violations of the Act. The bill provides that if a person possesses fewer than 3,000 packages of untaxed cigarettes, he is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill fixes the number to 3,000 or more packages of unstamped cigarette packages a person, other than a licensed dealer, must have in his possession to be presumed to be evading the payment of taxes and raises the penalty from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to HB 1123.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 041247104 pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 041164820-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 041164820-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/04 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 041164820-E2S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040222820-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB320ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 041247104
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (10-Y 4-N)
- 01/26/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/26/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 041164820-S1
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 041164820-S1
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee sub. w/amds. SB320ES1
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 041164820-ES1
- 02/09/04 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/04 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/04 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Stolle agreed to
- 02/10/04 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate with substitute as amended SB320E2S1
- 02/10/04 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 041164820-E2S1
- 02/10/04 Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/10/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/04 House: Read first time
- 02/12/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040222820-H1
- 03/03/04 House: Read second time
- 03/04/04 House: Read third time
- 03/04/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040222820-H1
- 03/04/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB320H1
- 03/04/04 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/22/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB320ER)
- 03/23/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/24/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 883 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/22/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883)