VirginiaObstructing health care facility access; penalties.
What it does
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1324ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed House (51-Y 45-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25100270D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 3Courts of Justice Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Reading of amendments waived
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1324)
- Jan 29Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 12Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-12-2025 25100270DIntroduced