HB 895 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Protective orders; venue.

Summary

Violation of protective orders; venue. Allows a person to be prosecuted for a violation of a protective order charge in the jurisdiction where the party protected by the protective order resided at the time of such violation. This bill is identical to SB 211.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Mar 2024

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Mar 20, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 21, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB895ER)

lower

Feb 21, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 2, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 19, 2024

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor