Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants. (SB782)

Introduced By

Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville)

Progress

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

Description

Power of magistrates to issue felony arrest warrants.  Provides that a magistrate may not issue an arrest warrant for a felony offense upon the basis of a citizen complaint without prior authorization from the attorney for the Commonwealth or a law-enforcement agency in his jurisdiction. Currently, the magistrate need only consult with the attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement agency.

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Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/27/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100937D
12/27/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2011Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/19/2011Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2011Committee substitute printed 11104250D-S1
01/21/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2011Read second time
01/24/2011Reading of substitute waived
01/24/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11104250D-S1
01/24/2011Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB782S1
01/25/2011Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/07/2011Placed on Calendar
02/07/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/21/2011Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Read second time
02/24/2011Read third time
02/24/2011Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/24/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2011Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/24/2011Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/2011VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB782ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/06/2011Signed by President
03/16/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 223 (effective 7/1/11)
03/16/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 30 seconds.