Mentally ill defendants; may be hospitalized if unable to care for himself. (SB310)
Introduced By
Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Mentally ill defendants; technical changes. Provides that a defendant in a criminal matter may be hospitalized if so seriously mentally ill as to be unable to care for himself. Under current law the standard is "imminently dangerous to himself or others." The provision applies to pretrial, after conviction but before sentencing and after sentencing. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061204720 |
01/10/2006 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/25/2006 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2006 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/26/2006 | Committee substitute printed 061392720-S1 |
02/07/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB310S1) |
02/07/2006 | Continued to 2007 in Finance (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |