HB 2132

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 25, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Mar 31, 2021

Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses.

Abstract

Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses. Provides that the discovery of, perception of, or belief about another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, is not a defense to any charge of capital murder, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, or assault and bodily wounding-related crimes and is not provocation negating or excluding malice as an element of murder.

Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings;certain matters not to constitute defenses. Provides that thediscovery of, perception of, or belief about another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation,whether or not accurate, is not a defense to any charge of capitalmurder, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree,voluntary manslaughter, or assault and bodily wounding-related crimesand is not provocation negating malice as an element of murder.

Bill Sponsors (28)

Votes


Actions


Mar 31, 2021

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 460 (effective 7/1/21)

Mar 16, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2132ER)

Mar 15, 2021

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021

Mar 11, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 09, 2021

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Feb 25, 2021

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

House

VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 39-N)

House

Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200404D-S1 (58-Y 39-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2132S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 21200404D-S1

Feb 24, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)

Feb 19, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2132S1)

Feb 18, 2021

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2132S1)

Feb 17, 2021

Senate

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Senate

Committee substitute printed 21200404D-S1

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Feb 15, 2021

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 08, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2132H1)

Feb 05, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

House

VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)

Senate

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)

Feb 04, 2021

House

Committee substitute agreed to 21104105D-H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2132H1

House

Read second time

Feb 03, 2021

House

Read first time

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2132H1)

House

Committee substitute printed 21104105D-H1

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N)

Jan 29, 2021

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)

Jan 28, 2021

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 18, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2132)

Jan 13, 2021

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB2132)

Jan 12, 2021

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102483D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102483D HTML
Committee substitute printed 21104105D-H1 HTML
Committee substitute printed 21200404D-S1 HTML
HB2132ER HTML
CHAP0460 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2132FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2132FH1160.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2132F122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2132F160.PDF PDF

Sources

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