HB 2263 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Death penalty; abolition of current penalty.

Summary

Abolition of the death penalty. Abolishes the death penalty, including for those persons currently under a death sentence. The bill incorporates HB 1779.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Signed Mar 24, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021

How they voted

31–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 33

Feb 16, 2021

D Democratic17

16 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 18, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 18, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Feb 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)

senate

Feb 10, 2021

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2263H1

lower

Feb 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 21104346D-H1

lower

Feb 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Jan 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 13, 2021

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 21101951D

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors