VA HB663 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Servicemembers and veterans courts. Establishes the Servicemembers and Veterans Court Act. The bill allows the establishment of servicemembers and veterans courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who appear to suffer from mental illness, alcohol or drug abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, or traumatic brain injury, any of which appear to be related to military service, including, without limitation, any readjustment to civilian life that is necessary after service in the armed services. A state military members and veterans court advisory committee is established and localities intending to establish servicemembers and veterans courts are required to establish advisory committees. The Supreme Court of Virginia is given administrative oversight for the implementation of the Act.
Title
Servicemembers and Veterans Court Act; created, report.
Sponsors
Del. Richard Anderson [R] | Del. Mamye BaCote [D] | Del. Thomas Gear [R] | Del. Harvey Morgan [R] |
Del. Glenn Oder [R] | Del. Brenda Pogge [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-02-16 | House: Left in Courts of Justice | |
2010-02-01 | House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote | |
2010-01-19 | House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal | |
2010-01-12 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
2010-01-12 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100911D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB663 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB663+hil |