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SB1395

Health care provider; threats of death or bodily injury to a provider, penalty.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Janet Howell (D)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Threats of death or bodily injury to a health care provider.

Provides that any person who orally makes a threat to kill or to do bodily injury against any health care provider who is engaged in the performance of his duties in a hospital or in an emergency room on the premises of any clinic or other facility rendering emergency medical care is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless the person is on the premises of the hospital or emergency room as a result of an emergency custody order, an involuntary temporary detention order, an involuntary hospitalization order, or an emergency custody order of a conditionally released acquittee. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101473D
  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/09/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1395)
  • 01/21/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
  • 01/21/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19104936D-S1
  • 01/22/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19104936D-S1
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1395S1
  • 01/24/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1395S1)
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/11/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/11/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
  • 02/18/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 2-N)
  • 02/18/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106754D-H1
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Read third time
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106754D-H1
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1395H1
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Passed House with substitute (90-Y 10-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 10-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1395H1)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Title replaced 19106754D-H1
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1395ER)
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/26/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1395ER)
  • 03/04/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
  • 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)