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2005 SESSION

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HB 2678 Criminal cases; if mental health status an issue, summary of testimony presented prior to trial.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Criminal cases; mental health reports.  Provides that in any felony criminal case where the defendant's sanity is in issue and defendant obtains his own expert to evaluate him, the expert shall prepare a full report and shall provide it to the attorney for the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 055387380  pdf
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055537380-H1  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2678ER)  pdf
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 055387380
• 01/12/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/04/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute printed 055537380-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 055537380-H1
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2678H1
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/21/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/05  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2678ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 428 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)