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Obstructing health care facility access; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person not authorized by the health care facility who knowingly obstructs, detains, hinders, impedes, blocks, or delays another person's entry to or exit from such health care facility, as defined in the bill. The bill also creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who knowingly approaches another person within eight feet of such person in the public way or sidewalk area within a radius of 40 feet from any entrance door to a health care facility, unless such other person consents to the approach, for the purpose of giving, tendering, or exhibiting any material to, displaying a sign to, or engaging in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Passed by for the day
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1324ER)
Enrolled
Passed House (51-Y 45-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
Reading of amendments waived
Printed as engrossed 25100270D-E
Read second time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-12-2025 25100270D
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Senate sustained Governor's veto
Scott A. Surovell
Adam P. Ebbin