Criminal defendants; orders for evaluation or treatment, duties of clerk of court. (HB645)
Introduced By
Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake) with support from co-patrons Del. Terry Austin (R-Buchanan), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), and Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall)
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
Criminal defendants; orders for competency and sanity evaluations and hospitalization. Requires the clerk of court to provide a copy of the order for an evaluation for sanity, competency to stand trial, and competency restoration to the appointed evaluator or hospital as soon as practicable but no later than the close of business on the next business day following entry of the order. The evaluator or hospital must acknowledge receipt of the order to the clerk on a form developed by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also requires the same verification of receipt procedures for an order for psychiatric hospitalization of an inmate from a local correctional facility. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2016 | Committee |
| 01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103321D |
| 01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Criminal Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Subcommittee Criminal Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: |
| 01/27/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104828D-H1 |
| 02/12/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/15/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/15/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104828D-H1 |
| 02/15/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB645H1 |
| 02/16/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/29/2016 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/02/2016 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 03/02/2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 03/02/2016 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 03/02/2016 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/04/2016 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2016 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB645ER) |
| 03/07/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/09/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/09/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/09/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016 |
| 03/09/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/11/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446) |
| 03/11/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0446) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
OPPOSED, NO. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, THIS BILL REQUIRES A COURT ORDERS AN INMATE BE EVALUATED ONCE GETTING NOTICE, MUST GIVE NOTICE THEY'VE RECEIVED THE ORDER. THIS FIXES A PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH ENFORCEMENT RECENTLY. WHERE AN INMATE DIED WAITING RECENTLY.Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake): HOUSE BILL 715 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE
[Unknown]: SUBSTITUTE. THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG, SENATOR NEWMAN. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT WE INSIST ON OUR SUBSTITUTE AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE INSIST ON THE SUBSTITUTE AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 37, NOS 0. AYES 37, NOS 0. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 69,
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES TO STOP FILING DUPLICATIVE REPORTS AND DEFINES WHO WHOM THE REPORTS ARE GIVEN.
[Unknown]: SHALL THE SENATE ADOPT THE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE RECORD ON HOUSE BILL 646. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. ANGE