SB 1461

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 21, 2021
  • Passed Senate Feb 04, 2021
  • Passed House Feb 18, 2021
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2021

Bribery in correctional facilities; penalty.

Abstract

Bribery in correctional facilities; penalty.Provides that any person who (i) offers, confers, or agrees to conferupon another any pecuniary benefit as consideration for the recipient to act in the unlawful delivery of items or contraband to prisonersor (ii) receives any pecuniary benefit or other consideration toact in in the unlawful delivery of items or contraband to prisonersshall be guilty of bribery, punishable as a Class 4 felony. The billalso provides that any law-enforcement officer, jail officer, or correctionalofficer who violates the provisions of the bill shall be decertifiedand shall be forever ineligible for reemployment as a law-enforcementofficer, jail officer, or correctional officer in the Commonwealth.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2021

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/21)

Mar 01, 2021

Office of the Governor

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

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021

Feb 25, 2021

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 24, 2021

Senate

Enrolled

Senate

Signed by President

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1461ER)

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Title replaced 21200099D-H1

Feb 18, 2021

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)

House

Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1461H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 21200099D-H1

House

Read third time

Feb 17, 2021

House

Read second time

Feb 16, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from VCSC (SB1461H1)

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1461H1)

Feb 15, 2021

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2021

House

Committee substitute printed 21200099D-H1

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 10, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 09, 2021

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Feb 08, 2021

House

Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice

Feb 07, 2021

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Read first time

Feb 04, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 03, 2021

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2021

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)

Jan 25, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1461)

Jan 22, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from VCSC (SB1461)

Jan 21, 2021

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Presented and ordered printed 21102737D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Presented and ordered printed 21102737D HTML
Committee substitute printed 21200099D-H1 HTML
SB1461ER HTML
CHAP0289 HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1461F122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1461F160.PDF PDF

Sources

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