VA HB2339 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Expedited diversion to court-ordered treatment in lieu of criminal adjudication. Establishes a process where a defendant who is charged with certain misdemeanor violations and appears to have a mental illness, and such charged conduct appears to be associated with that mental illness, may be considered for transfer from criminal court to civil process for court-ordered mental health treatment without any adjudication on such misdemeanor charges.
Title
Court-ordered treatment; expedited diversion in lieu of criminal adjudication.
Sponsors
| Del. Robert Bell [R] |
Roll Calls
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2023-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-01-31 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2023-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2023-01-12 | House | Presented and ordered printed 23102272D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | 169.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 182.17 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 182.22 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 803 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 804 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 804.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 848 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 851 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
