2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB713: Family abuse; coercive control, penalty.
Legislative Summary
Family abuse; coercive control; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to engage in coercive control, defined in the bill, of a family or household member. The bill also includes coercive control in the definition of "family abuse" used for the basis of the issuance of family abuse protective orders.
Bill History
1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102744D
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
2/8/2022
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/9/2022
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 by voice vote
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Continued to 2023 in Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
11/22/2022
Left in Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
House: Continued to 2023 in Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2/11/2022
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/11/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Courts of Justice(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Mark Keam
Democrat