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2016 SESSION
SB 339 Stalking; penalty.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Stalking; penalty. Provides that contacting or following or attempting to contact or follow the person at whom stalking conduct is directed after being given actual notice that the person does not want to be contacted or followed is prima facie evidence that the person intended to place the other person, or reasonably should have known that the other person was placed, in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to himself or a family or household member. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission and is identical to HB 752.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102759D pdf | impact statements
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105055D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/02/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB339ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102759D
- 01/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/18/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/10/16 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105055D-S1
- 02/11/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/12/16 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105055D-S1
- 02/12/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB339S1
- 02/12/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Read second time
- 02/26/16 House: Read third time
- 02/26/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/26/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/26/16 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB339ER)
- 03/02/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/29/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 545 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545)