VA HB582 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0445)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Criminal defendants; evaluation for insanity or competence. Sets qualifications for persons who conduct evaluations of criminal defendants where there is an issue of sanity or competency to stand trial. Evaluators will be required to send redacted copies of their reports to the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for peer review in order to establish and maintain the list of approved evaluators.

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Title

Criminal defendants; evaluation for insanity or competence.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 5-N) (Y: 7 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0445)
2016-03-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445)
2016-03-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 445 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-08 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-08HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
2016-03-07SenateSigned by President
2016-03-04HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-04HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB582ER)
2016-03-04HouseEnrolled
2016-03-02SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-02SenateRead third time
2016-03-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29SenateReported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2016-02-10SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-09HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08HousePrinted as engrossed 16101381D-E
2016-02-08HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB582E
2016-02-08HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2016-02-08HouseRead second time
2016-02-05HouseRead first time
2016-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 5-N)
2016-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2016-01-11HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101381D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192168.1(n/a)See Bill Text
192169.1(n/a)See Bill Text
192169.5(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB582
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB582+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB582E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB582ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0446+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0445+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0801V0003+HB0582
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0077+HB0582
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0349+HB0582
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0336+HB0582
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0754HB0582+HB0582
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0768HB0582+HB0582

Bill Comments

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