HB1793: Sexually abnormal offense; who may conduct mental evaluation of person convicted thereof.
Chief Patron
Del.
Morgan Griffith (R-8)
Morgan Griffith
(R-8)
Salem, VA
Served: 1994–
Progress
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Passed House |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/19/2007: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 12/28/2006 Committee
- 12/28/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075126308
- 12/28/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/02/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/03/2007 Committee substitute printed 070425308-H1
- 02/03/2007 Read first time
- 02/05/2007 Read second time
- 02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070425308-H1
- 02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1793H1
- 02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/14/2007 Read third time
- 02/14/2007 Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/2007 Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/2007 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/2007 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/15/2007 Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/2007 Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/20/2007 Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/20/2007 Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/2007 House acceded to request
- 02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by House
- 02/22/2007 Delegates: Griffith, Kilgore, Armstrong
- 02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/22/2007 Senators: Stolle, Howell, Norment
- 02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/24/2007 Reading of conference report waived
- 02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 03/12/2007 Enrolled
- 03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1793ER)
- 03/12/2007 Signed by President
- 03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/27/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440)
Summary
Who may conduct mental evaluation of a person convicted of
a sexually abnormal offense. Provides that a judge may order a defendant
who is charged with a sexually abnormal offense to be examined by at least one
psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or other duly licensed mental health
professional who is qualified by specialized training and experience to perform
such evaluations. Currently, the evaluation would have to be performed by a
psychiatrist or psychologist only. View Full Text »
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