2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1478: Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.
Legislative Summary
Crimes by gangs. Provides that the definition of "predicate criminal act" includes all violent felony offenses for purposes of predicate criminal acts for street gangs. The bill also increases various penalties for gang crimes.
Bill History
12/30/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102058D
House of Delegates
12/30/2022
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105571D-H1
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105571D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1478H1
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/7/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
2/15/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106872D-S1
Senate
2/15/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/16/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/21/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/21/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23106872D-S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1478S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106872D-S1 (63-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1478ER)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/23/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)
Amendments
Substitute for HB1478 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB1478 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
1/25/2023Not Adopted
Substitute for HB1478 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
Substitute for HB1478 Courts of Justice, Subcommittee #1
1/25/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 34-N)
2/22/2023
63
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N)
2/21/2023
31
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)
2/16/2023
14
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2/15/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
2/6/2023
58
Yea
42
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
1/30/2023
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/30/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N)
1/27/2023
13
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
1/25/2023
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 29
Primary Sponsor
Jason Ballard
Republican
Co-Sponsors (28)
John Avoli
Republican
Robert Bell
Republican
Robert Bloxom
Republican
Emily Brewer
Republican
Kathy Byron
Republican
Ellen Campbell
Republican
Mike Cherry
Republican
AC Cordoza
Republican
Tara Durant
Republican
James Edmunds
Republican
Matt Fariss
Republican
Karen Greenhalgh
Republican
Chris Head
Republican
Keith Hodges
Republican
Dave LaRock
Republican
James Leftwich
Republican
Israel O'Quinn
Republican
Robert Orrock
Republican
Roxann Robinson
Republican
Chris Runion
Republican
Phillip Scott
Republican
Anne Ferrell Tata
Republican
Kim Taylor
Republican
Wendell Walker
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Wren Williams
Republican
Thomas Wright
Republican
Scott Wyatt
Republican