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2018 SESSION
SB 45 Hate crimes; disability, civil action, penalty.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Hate crimes; disability; civil action; penalty. Adds disability to the bases of a victim's intentional selection for a hate crime involving assault, assault and battery, or trespass for the purpose of damaging another's property that result in a higher criminal penalty for the offense. The bill also adds disability to the bases of hate crimes that are to be reported to the central repository of information regarding hate crimes maintained by the Virginia State Police. The bill also provides that a person who is subjected to acts of (i) intimidation or harassment, (ii) violence, or (iii) vandalism to his real or personal property, where such act is motived by disability, may bring a civil action to recover his damages. The bill also provides that no provider or user of an interactive computer service on the Internet shall be liable for any action voluntarily taken by it in good faith to restrict access to material that the provider or user considers to be intended to incite hatred on the basis of disability.
FULL TEXT
- 11/21/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100377D pdf | impact statement
- 01/15/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 18104779D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 11/21/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100377D
- 11/21/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 18104779D-S1
- 01/15/18 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)