VA HB 267

Title: Assault or assault and battery; affirmative defense, penalty.
Author: Vivian E. Watts

Summary
Assault and battery; affirmative defense; penalty. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual for assault or assault and battery of certain specified individuals for which the enhanced Class 6 felony and six month mandatory minimum apply if such individual proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that at the time of the assault or assault and battery (i) the individual's behaviors were a result of (a) mental illness or (b) a neurocognitive disorder, including dementia, or a neurodevelopmental disability, including a developmental disability or intellectual disability, such as autism spectrum disorder, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association or (ii) the individual met the criteria for issuance of an emergency custody order.

Status
House: House sustained Governor's veto

Bill Documents
VA HB 267 - House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted)

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VA HB 267 - Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Criminal, Recommended on 2/5/2024
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Criminal, Recommended on 2/5/2024)

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VA HB 267 - Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Criminal, Recommended on 2/2/2024
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Criminal, Recommended on 2/2/2024)

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VA HB 267 - Committee substitute printed 24107381D-H1
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Committee substitute printed 24107381D-H1)

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VA HB 267 - House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered)

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VA HB 267 - Committee substitute printed 24108488D-S1
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Committee substitute printed 24108488D-S1)

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VA HB 267 - Substitute for S-Courts of Justice Offered on 2/28/2024
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Substitute for S-Courts of Justice Offered on 2/28/2024)

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VA HB 267 - Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice Offered on 2/9/2024
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice Offered on 2/9/2024)

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VA HB 267 - Conference substitute printed 24109015D-H2
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Conference substitute printed 24109015D-H2)

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VA HB 267 - Conference amendments
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Conference amendments)

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VA HB 267 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB267ER)
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB267ER))

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VA HB 267 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102519D
2024-01-05 - VA HB 267 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102519D)

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