Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.
Summary
Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities; exception. Exempts members of a lawfully recognized military color guard, honor guard, or similar organization, and members of a veterans service organization that is congressionally chartered or officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, when such member is participating in a training or educational exercise, funeral, or public ceremony on behalf of such military color guard, honor guard, or similar organization or veterans service organization, from the crime of unlawful paramilitary activity unless such member engages in such activity with malicious intent. This bill is identical to HB 17.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 11, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB618E
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104199D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
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