2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1931: Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.
Legislative Summary
Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any civilly committed sexually violent predator who tampers with or in any way attempts to circumvent the operation of his GPS equipment while on conditional release.
Bill History
1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100767D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/15/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106925D-S1
Senate
2/15/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/16/2023
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-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 23106925D-S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1931S1
Senate
2/21/2023
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2023
Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106925D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1931ER)
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 379 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)
Roll Call Votes
House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2/22/2023
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2/21/2023
40
Yea
0
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 (16-Y 0-N)
2/16/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2/15/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/7/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/1/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Primary Sponsor
Tara Durant
Republican
Co-Sponsors (23)
John Avoli
Republican
Jason Ballard
Republican
Robert Bell
Republican
Robert Bloxom
Republican
Kathy Byron
Republican
Ellen Campbell
Republican
AC Cordoza
Republican
Matt Fariss
Republican
Hyland Fowler
Republican
Nicholas Freitas
Republican
Chris Head
Republican
Keith Hodges
Republican
Dave LaRock
Republican
James Leftwich
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Robert Orrock
Republican
Chris Runion
Republican
Anne Ferrell Tata
Republican
Kim Taylor
Republican
Wendell Walker
Republican
Bill Wiley
Republican
Wren Williams
Republican
Scott Wyatt
Republican