Correctional facilities, local; facilities transporting prisoners. (SB781)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Transport of prisoners. Provides that the sheriff or administrator in charge of a local or regional correctional facility and the employees of the facility acting on the direction of the sheriff or administrator have the authority to transport the prisoner to another jurisdiction inside or outside the Commonwealth for a lawful purpose and to retain authority over the prisoner. Read the Bill »
Status
03/10/2016: Passed the General Assembly
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 02/08/2016 | Unanimous consent to introduce |
| 02/08/2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16105245D |
| 02/08/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/10/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB781) |
| 02/12/2016 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/15/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/17/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 02/26/2016 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2016 | Read second time |
| 03/01/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 03/02/2016 | Floor substitute printed 16105951D-H1 (Lingamfelter) |
| 03/02/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/02/2016 | Substitute by Delegate Lingamfelter agreed to 16105951D-H1 |
| 03/02/2016 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB781H1 |
| 03/02/2016 | Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N) |
| 03/02/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2016 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2016 | Title replaced 16105951D-H1 |
| 03/08/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/08/2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB781ER) |
| 03/08/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB781ER) |
| 03/08/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/10/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
MOVED TO REGULAR CALENDAR. A BILL TO AMENDMENT OF CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO LOBING YOOL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, TRANSPORT OF PRISONERS. AND THERE IS A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE DISTRIBUTED AND AVAILABLINGDel. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM PRINCE ONLINE. WILLIAM. TAKE UP THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE.
[Unknown]: YES, SIR. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. DO YOU WANT ME TO EXPLAIN IT FIRST? THAT WOULD BE GOOD. THIS CLARIFIES THAT A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO TRANSPORT A MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST WE PRISONER MAY ONLY TRANSPORT THE PRISONER INTO A JURISDICTION OUTSIDE OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND RETEAR AUTHORITY IF ALLOWED BY THE STATE THAT THEY'RE ENTERING AND THE ORIGINAL DRAFT IS SILENT ON THIS FLAR ISSUE AND FOR YEARS, MR. SPEAKER, SHERIFFS HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTING PRISONERS HERE IN VIRGINIA ACROSS STATE IT WAS THE DESIRE OF THE LINES. SHERIFFS TO CLARIFY THIS IN THE CODE OF VIRGINIA WHICH THIS BILL DOES. AND THE SUBSTITUTE ADDRESSES THE CONDITION WHERE A SHERIFF MIGHT HAVE TO TRANSPORT A PRISONER OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT STAGE. SO I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS ON ON ADOPTION OF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. PROPOSED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM PRINCE WILLIAM, THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, NO.
[Unknown]: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE WE PASS THE BILL.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SHALL THE BILL PASS? CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYE, 99, NO, 0.
THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH. SENATOR DeSTEPH. MR. PRESIDENT, I ARE RECOMMEND THAT WE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE. WHAT THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE DOES, IT AUTHORIZES THE TRANSPORT OF PRISONERS AND CLARIFIES THAT IT CAN GO INTO, OUT OF, AND THROUGH OTHER STATES. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE ACCEPT OR CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE CONCUR WITH THE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach): AYES 39, NOS 0.
[Unknown]: AYES 39, NOS 0.