VA HB2059 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility. Eliminates the restriction that renders persons convicted of certain violent felonies within the preceding 10 years ineligible to participate in a drug treatment court. Persons convicted of felony acts of violence (i.e, offenses that result in life imprisonment upon conviction of a third offense) within the preceding 10 years remain ineligible to participate in a drug treatment court.
Title
Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-07 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2017-01-16 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2017-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2017-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101796D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2059 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2059+hil |
