Insanity; conditional release shall not be revoked because of voluntary hospital admission. (HB791)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington) with support from co-patrons Del. Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania), Sen. Benny Lambert (D-Richmond), and Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Not guilty by reason of insanity; conditional release. Provides that when a person who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity is on conditional release, the fact that he voluntary admits himself to a hospital does not automatically revoke his conditional release. This bill is identical to SB 289. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/10/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063457136
01/10/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/18/2006Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
02/10/2006Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
02/11/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time and engrossed
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/20/2006Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
02/21/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006Read third time
02/22/2006Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB791ER)
02/28/2006Enrolled
03/01/2006Signed by Speaker
03/02/2006Signed by President
03/30/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/06)
04/05/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)