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2005 SESSION
HB 2315 Bonds; change in length of time defendant has to appear in court, forfeiture for failure to appear.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Remission of forfeited bond. Provides that if it is brought to the attention of the court that a defendant who has defaulted on his bond is incarcerated in another state or country within 48 months of the finding of default, thereby preventing his delivery or appearance within that period, the court shall remit any bond previously ordered forfeited. The current period is 12 months.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057136308 pdf
- 01/27/05 House: Printed as engrossed 057136308-E pdf
- 02/24/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2315ER) pdf
- 03/31/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057136308
- 01/11/05 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/05 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (10-Y 8-N)
- 01/26/05 House: Read first time
- 01/27/05 House: Read second time
- 01/27/05 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/27/05 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2315E
- 01/27/05 House: Printed as engrossed 057136308-E
- 01/28/05 House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 21-N)
- 01/28/05 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 21-N)
- 01/28/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/31/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/05 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/05 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/05 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2315ER)
- 02/24/05 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/31/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585)