HB 622 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Sex offenders; prohibited entry onto school property, penalty.

Summary
Provides that an adult who has been convicted of any felony offense for which registration on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required where the victim of the offense was a minor is guilty of a Class 6 felony if he enters or is present (i) upon any property he knows or has reason to know is a public or private elementary or secondary school or child day center property during school hours and during school-related or school-sponsored activities; (ii) upon any property during hours when such property is being used by such a school for school-related or school-sponsored activities; or (iii) on any school bus. Under current law, only an adult who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense is guilty of a Class 6 felony for entering or being present upon such property.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2018 Last action Feb 26, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB622H1
lower
Feb 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107003D-H1
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104744D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Robert B. Bell
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
VA
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