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Virginia HB 2263 (2021) — Death penalty; abolition of current penalty.

Abolition of the death penalty. Abolishes the death penalty, including for those persons currently under a death sentence. The bill incorporates HB 1779.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

CHAP0344 (committee substitute) — source
Committee substitute printed 21104346D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
Floor substitute printed 21200391D-S1 (Stanley) (committee substitute) — source
HB2263ER (committee substitute) — source
Presented and ordered printed 21101951D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) — 56–41 (pass) · lower
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N) — 15–6 (pass) · lower
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N) — 10–3 (pass) · upper
Substitute by Senator Stanley rejected 21200391D-S1 (18-Y 21-N) — 18–21 (fail) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) — 22–16 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2021-01-13 Presented and ordered printed 21101951D introduction
2021-01-13 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2263)
2021-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
2021-01-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB2263)
2021-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
2021-01-29 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2021-02-03 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-02-03 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2021-02-03 Committee substitute printed 21104346D-H1 substitution
2021-02-03 Incorporates HB1779 (Carter)
2021-02-03 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2263H1)
2021-02-03 Read first time reading-1
2021-02-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB2263H1)
2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
2021-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 21104346D-H1
2021-02-04 Pending question ordered
2021-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2263H1
2021-02-05 Pending question ordered
2021-02-05 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 41-N) passage, reading-3
2021-02-05 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N)
2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10 Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2021-02-10 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2021-02-16 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 3-N) committee-passage
2021-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-17 Passed by for the day
2021-02-18 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-02-18 Floor substitute printed 21200391D-S1 (Stanley)
2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-18 Passed by for the day
2021-02-18 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2263S1)
2021-02-19 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-19 Passed by for the day
2021-02-22 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-22 Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-22 Substitute by Senator Stanley rejected 21200391D-S1 (18-Y 21-N)
2021-02-22 Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) passage
2021-02-24 Enrolled
2021-02-24 Signed by President
2021-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB2263ER)
2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/75c5425a-48fb-466a-bf29-d34abe72b344. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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