Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. (HB812)
Introduced By
Del. Wren Williams (R-Stuart) with support from 13 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Chris Head (R-Roanoke), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Chris Runion (R-Bridgewater), Del. Anne Ferrell Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Wendell Walker (R-Lynchburg), Del. Bill Wiley (R-Winchester), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill and for persons identified as being illegally present in the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are charged with certain offenses. The bill also requires the court to consider specified factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2022 | Committee |
| 01/12/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100870D |
| 01/12/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/29/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/31/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB812) |
| 01/31/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/07/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/11/2022 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
| 02/11/2022 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/14/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/28/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/28/2022 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22107059D-S1 |
| 02/28/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
OPPOSE. Everyone should be entitled to be released pending trial unless the prosecutor proves by objective evidence that they present a danger to the community.