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2021 SESSION
HB 1063 Suicide; abolishes the common-law crime.
Introduced by: Kaye Kory | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes the common-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crime in Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment.
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AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100984D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice Civil subcommittee
- 01/30/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/07/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/20 House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/19/20 Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (10-Y 3-N)
- 12/04/20 Senate: Left in Judiciary