Capital cases; determination of mental retardation. (SB855)
Introduced By
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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Description
Capital cases; mental retardation. Requires that the results of an intelligence test given in the process of determining whether a capital case defendant is mentally retarded must be reported as a range of scores calculated by adding to and subtracting from the defendant's test score the standard error of measurement for such test. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102310D |
01/06/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/08/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB855) |
01/14/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/20/2015 | Read third time |
01/20/2015 | Passed by for the day |
01/20/2015 | Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2015 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
01/30/2015 | Read first time |
01/30/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/09/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
02/13/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB855) |
02/16/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | Read second time |
02/24/2015 | Read third time |
02/24/2015 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2015 | Enrolled |
02/27/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB855ER) |
02/27/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB855ER) |
02/27/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB855ER) |
02/27/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2015 | Signed by President |
03/04/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/15 |
03/04/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/19/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/19/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports legislation that would bring Virginia’s intellectual disability threshold vis-à-vis eligibility for the death penalty in line with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Hall v. Florida. The Court found that Florida’s use of a hard 70 IQ cutoff was unconstitutional. Virginia uses the same hard 70 IQ cutoff. While the ACLU of Virginia continues to advocate for death penalty repeal, we also support legislation designed to ensure better procedural safeguards for intellectually disabled defendants accused of a capital offense.
The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports legislation that would bring Virginia’s intellectual disability threshold vis-à-vis eligibility for the death penalty in line with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Hall v. Florida. The Court found that Florida’s use of a hard 70 IQ cutoff was unconstitutional. Virginia uses the same hard 70 IQ cutoff. While the ACLU of Virginia continues to advocate for death penalty repeal, we also support legislation designed to ensure better procedural safeguards for intellectually disabled defendants accused of a capital offense.