VA HB520 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Promise to appear after the issuance of a summons; issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases; nonviolent felonies. Provides that if any person refuses to give a written promise to appear after the issuance of a summons, the arresting officer shall give such person notice of the time and place of the hearing, note such person's refusal to give his written promise to appear on the summons, and forthwith release him from custody. Under current law, any person refusing to give such written promise to appear is required to be taken immediately by the arresting officer before a magistrate or other issuing officer having jurisdiction. Promise to appear after the issuance of a summons; issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases; nonviolent felonies. Provides that if any person refuses to give a written promise to appear after the issuance of a summons, the arresting officer shall give such person notice of the time and place of the hearing, note such person's refusal to give his written promise to appear on the summons, and forthwith release him from custody. Under current law, any person refusing to give such written promise to appear is required to be taken immediately by the arresting officer before a magistrate or other issuing officer having jurisdiction. The bill also provides that a law-enforcement officer, at his discretion, may issue a summons instead of a warrant for certain felony offenses, described in the bill, if (i) in the judgment of the officer, the person charged will cease committing the illegal act; (ii) in the judgement of the officer, the person charged does not pose an immediate threat to public safety; and (iii) the person charged signs a written promise to appear at the time and place of the hearing. The bill prohibits a law-enforcement agency from creating a policy that requires or prohibits release for persons meeting such criteria.
Title
Summons; promise to appear after issuance, issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB520H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24106574D-H1 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Committee substitute printed 24106574D-H1 |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104520D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | 128 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 73 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 19 | 2 | 74 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 311 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 28 | 2 | 901 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 29 | 1 | 210 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 2506 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 306 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 4407 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
