SB 528 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Crimes; offenses against the sovereignty of the Commonwealth, unfaithful delegates to a convention.

Summary
Crimes; offenses against the sovereignty of the Commonwealth; unfaithful delegates to a convention for proposing amendments held under Article V of the Constitution of the United States; penalties. Provides that a delegate or interim delegate to a convention for proposing amendments held under Article V of the Constitution of the United States may not vote or otherwise act beyond the authority granted in his commission, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that a delegate or interim delegate who exceeds the scope of his authority is guilty of a Class 5 felony. The bill also provides that any individual who knowingly bribes, threatens, intimidates, or unlawfully obstructs or attempts to bribe, threaten, intimidate, or unlawfully obstruct any delegate or interim delegate to the such convention is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Jan 24, 2024
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Jan 24, 2024
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Jan 10, 2024
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Glen Sturtevant
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