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SB 5079 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

Law-enforcement free zones and standing down during a riot or unlawful assembly; civil action.

Summary
Civil action for law-enforcement free zonesand standing down during a riot or unlawful assembly. Providesa civil cause of action for any person who suffers a bodily injuryor who has property damaged or destroyed in a law-enforcement freezone, defined in the bill.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 17, 2020 Last action Aug 26, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200423D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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