Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Sep 4, 2019
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2020
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Mar 15, 2020
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 15, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Mar 13, 2020
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 10, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (94-0-6)
house of delegates
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Sep 4, 2019
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Healey
DDemocratic
P
Ben Brooks
DDemocratic
P
Daniel L. Cox
RRepublican
P
Emily Shetty
DDemocratic
P
Frank Conaway
DDemocratic
P
Heather Bagnall Tudball
DDemocratic
P
Jesse Pippy
RRepublican
P
Jessica Feldmark
DDemocratic
P
Julie Palakovich Carr
DDemocratic
P
Michele Guyton
DDemocratic
P
Robin Grammer
RRepublican
P
Susan McComas
RRepublican
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