Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual, etc. (HB2047)
Introduced By
Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond) with support from 20 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
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 proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Permits the admission of evidence by the defendant concerning a defendant's mental condition at the time of an alleged offense, including expert testimony, if such evidence is relevant and is not evidence concerning an ultimate issue of fact and (i) tends to show the defendant did or did not have the intent required for the offense charged and (ii) is otherwise admissible pursuant to the general rules of evidence. The bill provides that to establish a mental condition for such purposes, the defendant must show that his condition existed at the time of the offense and that such condition satisfies the diagnostic criteria for (a) a mental illness, as defined in the bill; (b) an intellectual or developmental disability, as defined in the bill; or (c) an autism spectrum disorder, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. If a defendant intends to present such evidence, the bill requires him or his counsel to give notice in writing to the attorney for the Commonwealth within specified time periods. The bill also clarifies that a court, in addition to a magistrate, may enter a temporary detention order in such cases if the criteria required under current law for temporary detention orders are met. The bill clarifies that a diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability shall be considered by a judicial officer for the purpose of rebuttal of a presumption against bail and that a court may order that a sentencing report prepared by a probation officer contain any diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill also adds to the requirements to be met for qualification as a court-appointed attorney two hours of continuing legal education, which shall cover the representation of individuals with behavioral or mental health disorders and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Finally, the bill requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to collect data regarding the cases that use the evidence made permissible in the bill and the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century to study and make recommendations about the standard of danger to self or others that may be appropriately applied for such persons found not guilty under the provisions of the bill in the issuance of emergency custody orders, involuntary temporary detention orders, or the ordering of other mandatory mental health treatments. This bill is identical to SB 1315. Read the Bill »
Status
04/07/2021: enacted
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101702D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/14/2021 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/26/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2047) |
01/27/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/27/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103892D-H1 |
01/29/2021 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2021 | Read first time |
02/02/2021 | Read second time |
02/02/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103892D-H1 |
02/02/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2047H1 |
02/03/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) |
02/03/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2021 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/03/2021 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2047H1) |
02/04/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21200083D-S1 |
02/10/2021 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/12/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2047S1) |
02/17/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2021 | Read third time |
02/18/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/18/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21200083D-S1 |
02/18/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2047S1 |
02/18/2021 | Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
02/22/2021 | Senate substitute rejected by House 21200083D-S1 (0-Y 96-N) |
02/22/2021 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) |
02/23/2021 | Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
02/23/2021 | Senate requested conference committee |
02/24/2021 | House acceded to request |
02/24/2021 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/24/2021 | Delegates: Bourne, Watts, Coyner |
02/25/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/25/2021 | Senators: Deeds, McClellan, Stuart |
02/27/2021 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/27/2021 | Conference substitute printed 21200769D-H2 |
02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N) |
02/27/2021 | VOTE: Agreed To (65-Y 33-N) |
02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N) |
03/04/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2047H2) |
03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2047ER) |
03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
03/10/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2047ER) |
03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
03/15/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
03/15/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/31/2021 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
03/31/2021 | Governor's substitute printed 21200904D-H3 |
04/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
04/07/2021 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (71-Y 29-N) |
04/07/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (71-Y 29-N) |
04/07/2021 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 16-N) |
04/07/2021 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/07/2021 | Reenrolled |
04/07/2021 | Reenrolled bill text (HB2047ER2) |
04/07/2021 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/07/2021 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/07/2021 | Enacted, Chapter 540 (effective 7/1/21) |
04/07/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0540) |