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2019 SESSION
HB 2056 Law-enforcement officials; to knowingly, with intent to mislead an official, giving false reports.
Introduced by: David E. Yancey | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
False information and hoax criminal activities; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly, with the intent to mislead a law-enforcement agency, cause another to give a false report to any law-enforcement official by publicly simulating a violation of Chapter 4 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) (Crimes Against the Person) or Chapter 5 (§ 18.2-77 et seq.) (Crimes Against Property) of Title 18.2. This bill is identical to SB 1031.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101413D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106256D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106788D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2056ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101413D
- 01/07/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/30/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106256D-H1
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time
- 02/04/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106256D-H1
- 02/04/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2056H1
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 6-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106788D-S1
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106788D-S1
- 02/14/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2056S1
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 19106788D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/19 House: Delegates: Yancey, Bell, Robert B., Gilbert, Herring
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Chase, McDougle, Deeds
- 02/22/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2056ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)