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2006 SESSION

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HB 438 Probation officers; court may order that investigations & reports only contain certain information.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Investigations and reports by probation officers in certain cases.  Allows the court to use a presentence report which contains only the defendant's criminal history, any history of substance abuse, any physical or health-related problems, and any applicable sentencing guideline worksheets. This expedited report shall be subject to all the same procedures as all other sentencing reports and sentencing guidelines worksheets, but shall not be used over the objection of the defendant or the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064291308  pdf
• 02/28/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB438ER)  pdf
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/06/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064291308
• 01/06/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/03/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/07/06  House: Read first time
• 02/08/06  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/09/06  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
• 02/09/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
• 02/09/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB438ER)
• 02/28/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)