HB 451 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Stalking; venue, penalty.

Summary
Stalking; venue; penalty. Allows a personto be prosecuted for a stalking charge in the jurisdiction wherethe person at whom the stalking conduct is directed received a communicationfrom the person engaged in the stalking conduct that placed him in reasonable fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injuryto himself or a family or household member. The bill also providesthat evidence of any such conduct that occurred outside the Commonwealthmay be admissible, if relevant, in any prosecution for stalking. Currently, such evidence is admissible as long as the prosecutionis based upon conduct occurring within the Commonwealth.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022

How they voted

320
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 3, 2022
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103062D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors