HB 1951 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Suicide; abolishes the common-law crime.

Summary

Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes thecommon-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crimein Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Last action Feb 17, 2021

Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021

How they voted

65–34

Passed

Total votes 99

Jan 25, 2021

D Democratic54

54 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican45

11 Yea 34 Nay

75% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

13

Key actions

3

Committee

5

Jan 26, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (66-Y 34-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 5-N)

lower

Jan 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2021

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Jan 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 11, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100986D

lower

1 primary · 24 co-sponsors

Sponsors