VA HB1630 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Problem-Solving Courts; established. Establishes the Problem-Solving Court Act(the Act). The bill allows the establishment of problem-solving courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have special conditions and needs based on military service, mental illness, or societal re-entry. The bill establishes a state problem-solving court docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such courts to establish local advisory committees. The Supreme Court of Virginia is given administrative oversight for the implementation of the Act. The Act is modeled on the Drug Treatment Court Act (§18.2-254.1).
Title
Problem-Solving Courts; established, report.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-02-10 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2015-01-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
2015-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
2015-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2015-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102024D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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18 | 2 | 254.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
2 | 2 | 2001.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1630 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1630+hil |