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

Key actions

Committee

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