RICHMOND, Va. – Changes to state legislators’ immunity from certain criminal charges will have to wait another year.
A senate rules committee voted Friday to halt legislation that would revise the state constitution, which currently gives state legislators immunity from non-felony criminal charges while the General Assembly is in session and 15 days before and after the session ends.
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The proposed change was brought up after Del. Chris Hurst was stopped last month on suspicion of driving drunk, but was not arrested and was allowed to keep driving.