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2024 SESSION

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HB 81 Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.

Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

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. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and also requires the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission to review the effect and implication of abolishing the common-law crime of suicide on insurance throughout the Commonwealth and submit its findings and any recommendations by November 1, 2024, to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100590D  pdf
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB81ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 12/27/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100590D
• 12/27/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 8-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Read first time
• 01/31/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/24  House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
• 02/01/24  House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/28/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/04/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/04/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N)
• 03/05/24  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 39-N)
• 03/05/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (61-Y 39-N)
• 03/25/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB81ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/05/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  House: House sustained Governor's veto