HB 1063 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Suicide; abolishes the common-law crime.

Summary
Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes thecommon-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crimein Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Feb 19, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020

How they voted

62–35
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 98
Feb 10, 2020
D Democratic54
54 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican44
8 Yea 35 Nay 1
79% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice Civil subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100984D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors