Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 16, 2020
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 10, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 16, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (95-0-5)
house of delegates
Mar 15, 2020
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew A. Serafini
RRepublican
P
Charles Sydnor
DDemocratic
P
Cheryl Kagan
DDemocratic
P
Chris West
RRepublican
P
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
P
Craig Zucker
DDemocratic
P
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Waldstreicher
DDemocratic
P
Justin Ready
RRepublican
P
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
P
Pam Beidle
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Elfreth
DDemocratic
P
Susan C. Lee
DDemocratic
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