SB623: Illegal aliens; presumption of no bail for those charged with certain crimes.

Chief Patron

Ken Stolle (R-8)
Suite 700 Virginia Beach, VA
Served: 1992–

Progress

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

Status

04/11/2008: signed by governor

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01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081698838
01/09/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/28/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Special on Immigration
02/11/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Committee substitute printed 089403328-S1
02/12/2008 Read second time
02/12/2008 Reading of substitute waived
02/12/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 089403328-S1
02/12/2008 Reading of amendments waived
02/12/2008 Amendments #'s 1 and 2 by Senator Stolle agreed to
02/12/2008 Amendment #3 by Senator Stolle agreed to
02/12/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB623ES1
02/12/2008 Printed as engrossed 089403328-ES1
02/12/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008 Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008 Communicated to House
02/14/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/14/2008 Read first time
02/14/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/26/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB623ES1)
02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2008 Read second time
03/05/2008 Read third time
03/05/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
03/05/2008 Engrossed by House as amended
03/05/2008 Passed House with amendment (94-Y 2-N)
03/05/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2008 Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
03/05/2008 Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE #2 (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 House amendment rejected by Senate (3-Y 37-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 House insisted on amendment
03/06/2008 House requested conference committee
03/06/2008 Senate acceded to request (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2008 Senators: Stolle, Saslaw, Deeds
03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by House
03/06/2008 Delegates: Albo, Kilgore, Armstrong
03/08/2008 Reading of conference report waived
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/24/2008 Enrolled
03/24/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB623ER)
04/01/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB623ER)
04/02/2008 Signed by Speaker
04/03/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB623ER)
04/03/2008 Signed by President
04/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 834 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Presumption of no bail for illegal aliens charged with certain crimes. Provides that a judicial officer shall presume, subject to rebuttal, that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person or the safety of the public if (i) the person is currently charged with an offense listed in subsection A of § 19.2-297.1 (acts of violence), subsection C of § 17.1-805 (acts of violence), or any felony offense under Chapter 4 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of Title 18.2 (crimes against the person), any felony offense under Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 (drug offenses), or any offense under Articles 2 (§ 18.2-266 et seq.), 4 (§ 18.2-279 et seq.), 5 (§ 18.2-288 et seq.), 6 (§ 18.2-299 et seq.), or 7 (§ 18.2-308 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 (crimes involving health and safety), and (ii) the court determines that the person is illegally present in the United States. This presumption shall exist unless and until notification is received from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it does not intend to detain the person.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008, 01/28/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/14/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008 and 03/06/2008.

Comments

Mary Steele Yorktown VA writes:

There should be no bail at all, they are here illegally and should be held until they are cleared by locals and then immediately sent to Federal authorities for deportation.

These actions are working to deter illegals from coming here. The word is out in Mexico. Fewer are coming and many leave when there is no work for them. Do this across the country so we can focus on the ones that are here to do us harm!!

Posted 6 months ago. #

VirginiaImmigrantAdvocacy, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

This bill creates a presumption against bail for persons who are not lawfully present in the United States who are arrested for certain crimes, including drunk driving.

Posted 5 months ago. #