Virginia House Bill 1908 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Criminal proceedings; disposition when defendant found incompetent; evaluation for temporary detention. Requires a competency evaluation report, when ordered to determine whether a defendant charged with certain misdemeanors lacks capacity to stand trial, to identify whether the defendant should be evaluated to determine whether he meets the criteria for temporary detention in the event that he is found incompetent but restorable or incompetent for the foreseeable future. The bill allows the court, when an evaluation for temporary detention is recommended, to order the local community services board or behavioral health authority to conduct an evaluation of the defendant and, if the defendant meets the criteria for temporary detention, file a petition for a temporary detention order. The bill requires the community services board or behavioral health authority to notify the court, in writing, within 72 hours of the completion of the evaluation. In cases in which the defendant fails or refuses to appear for the evaluation, the bill requires the community services board or behavioral health authority to notify the court of such failure or refusal and requires the court to issue a mandatory examination order and capias directing the local primary law-enforcement agency to transport the defendant to the location designated by the community services board or behavioral health authority for examination. The bill repeals the sunset on the provisions of Chapter 508 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, which also relate to competency and temporary detention evaluations.

Criminal proceedings; disposition when defendant found incompetent.

Del. Patrick Hope [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]

Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2023-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0229)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-21	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1908ER)
2023-02-20	House	Enrolled
2023-02-15	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2023-02-15	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-13	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-13	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-27	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1908H1
2023-01-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105100D-H1
2023-01-26	House	Read second time
2023-01-25	House	Read first time
2023-01-23	House	Committee substitute printed 23105100D-H1
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-19	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102233D

SB1507 (Same As) 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)
SB1507 (Same As) 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0230)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	169.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	169.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1908
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1908+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1908H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1908ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0229+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105100D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1908AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1908ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1908F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1908FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1908FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0801V0105+HB1908
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0019+HB1908
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1132+HB1908
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0189+HB1908
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0418HB1908+HB1908
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0423HB1908+HB1908
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1839+HB1908