Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; changes including access to sealed records, etc. (HB1843)
Introduced By
Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem) with support from co-patrons Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Albert Pollard (D-Lively), and Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester)
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
Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; penalties. Makes a number of changes, including requiring that the court records for certain sexual misdemeanors be retained for 100 years rather than 10 years; allowing access to juvenile court and records of the Department of Juvenile Justice; addressing challenges to filing defects, including defendants under the Commitment Review Committee; removing the requirement that victims of certain crimes must have suffered physical bodily injury in order for certain prisoners to be referred to Commitment Review Committee; allowing access to sealed records; extending from 60 to 90 days the time for a probable cause hearing and allowing the respondent to waive his right to such hearing; setting a standard for the court to find probable cause; allowing hearings to be conducted using two-way electronic video and audio communications systems and telephonic communication for witnesses; and extending from 90 to 120 the number of days after the probable cause hearing for conduct of the trial. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2009 | Committee |
01/12/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090850806 |
01/12/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/15/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1843) |
01/16/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/26/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1843) |
02/02/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
02/04/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) |
02/04/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2009 | Committee substitute printed 090933520-H1 |
02/06/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1843H1) |
02/06/2009 | Read first time |
02/08/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/09/2009 | Read second time |
02/09/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 090933520-H1 |
02/09/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1843H1 |
02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/10/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/23/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2009 | Subject matter referred by letter to Crime Commission purusant to Senate Rule 20 (L) |
02/23/2009 | Committee substitute printed 091465520-S1 |
02/24/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2009 | Read third time |
02/25/2009 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/25/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 091465520-S1 |
02/25/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/25/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/26/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (1-Y 72-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2009 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1843S1 |
02/26/2009 | Read third time |
02/26/2009 | Floor substitute printed 091475228-S2 (Edwards) |
02/26/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/26/2009 | Amendments by Senator Stolle agreed to (22-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2009 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1843S1 |
02/26/2009 | Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
02/26/2009 | Passed by temporarily |
02/26/2009 | Senate substitute with amendments rejected by House (1-Y 72-N) |
02/26/2009 | VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 72-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2009 | Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2009 | Senate requested conference committee |
02/26/2009 | House acceded to request |
02/26/2009 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/26/2009 | Delegates: Griffith, Bell, Watts |
02/26/2009 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/26/2009 | Senators: Edwards, Marsh, Obenshain |
02/27/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1843S1) |
02/27/2009 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1843S2) |
02/28/2009 | Conference substitute printed 091478520-H2 |
02/28/2009 | Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N) |
02/28/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2009 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2009 | Enrolled |
03/09/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1843ER) |
03/09/2009 | Signed by President |
03/11/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
03/17/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1843ER) |
03/30/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 740 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/30/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740) |
Comments
Mr. Griffith makes the aseresation that a record kept will some how keep me safer. I am not certain how that will happen as I will die long before the records are ever destroyed or removed. Considering that the Commonwealth of Virginia considers 90* of all offenders to be violent, this will just add to the record keeping challenges already faced by a financially strapped government.