SB 64 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Paramilitary activities; penalty.

Summary

Paramilitary activities; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity if such person brandishes a firearm or any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance while assembled with one or more persons with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons with any firearm, any explosive or incendiary device, or any components or combination thereof. Such unlawful paramilitary activity is punishable as a Class 5 felony.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Nov 21, 2019 Signed Apr 2, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

21–19

Passed

Total votes 40

Mar 5, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 601 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by temporarily

upper

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (51-Y 47-N)

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB64H1

lower

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20109031D-H1

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N)

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB64S1

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106379D-S1

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

upper

Nov 21, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Nov 21, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101207D

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor