VA SB1272 | 2021 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future SB1272
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; capital murder charge; inpatient custody of the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that a court may commit a capital murder defendant to the inpatient custody of the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services provided that such defendant has remained unrestorably incompetent for a period of five years. The bill provides that after such defendant has been committed to the inpatient custody of the Commissioner, he may make interfacility transfers and treatment and management decisions regarding such defendant after obtaining prior approval of or review by the committing court. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
Title
Unrestorably incompetent defendant; disposition, capital murder charge, inpatient custody.
Sponsors
| Sen. Monty Mason [D] |
Roll Calls
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-08 | House | Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2021-02-02 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-02-01 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2021-01-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2021-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2021-01-12 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101328D |
Same As/Similar To
SB1272 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
