HB1063
Suicide; abolishes the common-law crime.
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.-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100984D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice Civil subcommittee
- 01/30/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/03/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N)
- 02/10/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (10-Y 3-N)
