Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.
Summary
Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes the common-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crime in Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and also requires the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission to review the effect and implication of abolishing the common-law crime of suicide on insurance throughout the Commonwealth and submit its findings and any recommendations by November 1, 2024, to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Dec 27, 2023
Vetoed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024
How they voted
20–19
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB81ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (61-Y 39-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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