Oral threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty.
Summary
Oral threats of death or bodily injury to aperson or member of his family or to persons on school property; penalty. Provides that any person who orally threatens another person in person to kill or do bodily injury to such other personor any member of the other person's family, and the threat placessuch other person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injuryto himself or his family member, is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Thebill also provides that any person who orally threatens to kill ordo bodily harm to another person in person (i) on the grounds or premises of any elementary, middle, or secondary school property;(ii) at any elementary, middle, or secondary school-sponsored event; or (iii) on a school bus to any person or persons is guilty of aClass 6 felony.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 29, 2019
Last action Jan 27, 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
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Dec 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Dec 29, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103754D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
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