Virginia Senate Bill 1156 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Writ of habeas corpus; service; dismissal of petition. Specifies the proper respondent to be named in a writ of habeas corpus based upon whether the petitioner is in prison or jail, is on parole or probation, or has a suspended sentence. The bill also provides for amendment of the petition if the petitioner does not name a proper respondent and provides that the habeas petition shall be dismissed without prejudice if the petitioner fails to name a proper respondent within the time allotted by the court.

Writ of habeas corpus; service; of writ, dismissal of petition.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2015-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)
2015-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 554 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-04		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/15
2015-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2015-02-27	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-02-27	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1156ER)
2015-02-27	Senate	Enrolled
2015-02-24	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-24	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2015-02-24	House	Read third time
2015-02-23	House	Read second time
2015-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2015-02-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-02-12	House	Read first time
2015-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-02-10	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate
2015-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10	Senate	Read first time
2015-02-10	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-13	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102307D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	658	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1156
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1156+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1156ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0554+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S03V0182+SB1156
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0430SB1156+SB1156
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0431SB1156+SB1156
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0432SB1156+SB1156
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0801V0139+SB1156
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H08V0328+SB1156
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2677+SB1156