Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB515
Legislation Overview
Title: Malicious prosecution; creates civil cause of action, self-defense.
Subject: Civil Remedies and Procedure
Description: Civil action for malicious prosecution; self-defense. Creates a civil cause of action for malicious prosecution in any case in which a criminal defendant charged with aggravated murder, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, or voluntary manslaughter is found to have acted solely in self-defense. The bill provides that such cause of action shall lie against the prosecutor who brought the charges or prosecuted such criminal case if such criminal defendant can prove that such prosecution was malicious and motivated by reasons other than bringing the alleged defendant to justice.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: January 28, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Marie March (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 28, 2022 | Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 24, 2022 | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101853D |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) | 01/24/2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) | 01/28/2022 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
