SB 1501 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Capital murder; law-enforcement officers and fire marshals.

Summary

Provides that any person convicted of capital murder of a law-enforcement officer, and other certain public safety officials, who was 18 years of age of older at the time of offense shall be sentenced to no less than a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 8, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019

How they voted

34–0

Passed

Total votes 34

Feb 4, 2019

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 8, 2019

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 4, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0)

senate

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1501S1

upper

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 19105751D-S1

upper

Jan 23, 2019

Committee

Rereferred to Finance

upper

Jan 8, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 8, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100824D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors