Virginia Senate Bill 7
Session 2024
Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, penalties.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 2, 2024
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Bill Number
7
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Bryce E. Reeves
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Motion Text
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
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Summary
Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity; penalties. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealthto safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawfuldiscrimination in employment and in places of public accommodationbecause of such individual's ethnic origin. The bill also adds victimswho are intentionally selected because of their ethnic origin tothe categories of victims whose intentional selection for a hatecrime involving assault, assault and battery, or trespass for thepurpose of damaging another's property results in a higher criminal penalty for the offense. The bill also provides that no provideror user of an interactive computer service on the Internet shall be liable for any action voluntarily taken by it in good faith to restrictaccess to material that the provider or user considers to be intendedto incite hatred on the basis of ethnic origin.
Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity; penalties. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawful discrimination in employment and in places of public accommodation because of such individual's ethnic origin and prohibits such discrimination. The bill also adds victims who are intentionally selected because of their ethnic origin to the categories of victims whose intentional selection for a hate crime involving assault, assault and battery, or trespass for the purpose of damaging another's property results in a higher criminal penalty for the offense. The bill also provides that no provider or user of an interactive computer service on the Internet shall be liable for any action voluntarily taken by it in good faith to restrict access to material that the provider or user considers to be intended to incite hatred on the basis of ethnic origin. This bill incorporates SB 120 and is identical to HB 18.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100086D
November 20, 2023
Committee substitute printed 24106213D-S1
January 24, 2024
SB7ER
February 26, 2024
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB7F160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB7F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB7FS1160.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB7FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB7FER122.PDF
04/02/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0334)
04/02/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 334 (effective 7/1/24)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
02/28/2024
Senate
Signed by President
02/27/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB7ER)
02/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
02/26/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB7ER)
02/26/2024
Senate
Enrolled
02/21/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
02/21/2024
House
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/21/2024
House
Read third time
02/20/2024
House
Read second time
02/16/2024
House
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
02/15/2024
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/15/2024
House
Read first time
02/15/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
02/09/2024
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
02/08/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB7S1
02/08/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24106213D-S1
02/08/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/08/2024
Senate
Read second time
02/07/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/06/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 0-N 2-A)
02/01/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB7S1)
01/29/2024
Senate
Impact statement from VCSC (SB7S1)
01/24/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/24/2024
Senate
Incorporates SB120 (Subramanyam)
01/24/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24106213D-S1
01/24/2024
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
01/22/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB7)
01/10/2024
Senate
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
11/22/2023
Senate
Impact statement from VCSC (SB7)
11/20/2023
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
11/20/2023
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100086D
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Record Created
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Record Updated
Apr 24, 2024 12:12:20 AM