Magistrates; issuance of felony arrest warrants. (HB1874)

Introduced By

Del. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Power of magistrates to issue felony arrest warrants. Provides that no magistrate may issue an arrest warrant upon the basis of a citizen complaint, for a felony offense, without prior authorization from the attorney for the Commonwealth or from a law-enforcement agency in his jurisdiction, unless the person who is to be issued the warrant has already been placed under arrest by a law-enforcement officer. Amends § 19.2-45, § 19.2-71, § 19.2-72, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/12/2009 Committee
  • 01/12/2009 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098295472
  • 01/12/2009 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/16/2009 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 01/19/2009 Subcommittee recommends reporting
  • 01/21/2009 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/22/2009 Committee substitute printed 090891472-H1
  • 01/23/2009 Read first time
  • 01/26/2009 Read second time
  • 01/26/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 090891472-H1
  • 01/26/2009 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1874H1
  • 01/27/2009 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/27/2009 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/28/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/28/2009 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/11/2009 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/13/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/16/2009 Read third time
  • 02/16/2009 Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/16/2009 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/16/2009 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/16/2009 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/17/2009 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/18/2009 Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N)
  • 02/18/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (92-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/23/2009 Enrolled
  • 02/23/2009 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1874ER)
  • 02/24/2009 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/25/2009 Signed by President
  • 03/27/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/09)
  • 03/27/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344)