SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
1998 SESSION
SB 646 Assisted suicide.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Assisted suicide. Authorizes the Commonwealth's attorney to bring an action to recover a civil penalty against any person who intentionally or knowingly assists another to commit or attempt to commit suicide. The civil penalty may not exceed $10,000 for a first violation and $100,000 for a second or subsequent violation and is to be paid into the Literary Fund.
Any health care provider found liable for the civil penalty will have his professional license permanently revoked.
The bill allows for an injunction to prevent a violation or attempted violation and grants to the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person attempting suicide a cause of action for damages (compensatory and exemplary).
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988596358 pdf
- 02/06/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 988596358-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988596358
- 01/26/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/98 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/06/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 988596358-E
- 02/09/98 Senate: Read third time
- 02/09/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/98 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/98 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: Committee amendment #3 reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: Committee amendment #3 rejected
- 02/10/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/98 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Mims agreed to
- 02/10/98 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/10/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/10/98 Senate: Reengrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/11/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/12/98 Senate: Amendment #2 by Sen. Stolle agreed to
- 02/12/98 Senate: Amendment #1 by Sen. Stolle withdrawn
- 02/12/98 Senate: Amendment #1 by Sen. Woods withdrawn
- 02/12/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/12/98 Senate: Amendment #3 by Sen. Woods agreed to (22-Y 17-N)
- 02/12/98 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 3 (22-Y 17-N)
- 02/12/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/13/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/98 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 02/17/98 Senate: Recommitted to Courts of Justice
- 02/17/98 Senate: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice by voice vote