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2007 SESSION
HB 1793 Sexually abnormal offense; who may conduct mental evaluation of person convicted thereof.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Mental evaluation of a person convicted of a sexually abnormal offense. Provides that a judge may order a defendant convicted of a sexually abnormal offense to be examined by a licensed clinical social worker if a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist is not reasonably available. The licensed clinical social worker must be certified as a sex offender treatment provider and qualified by experience and by specialized training approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to perform such evaluations. Under current law, the evaluation would have to be performed by a psychiatrist or psychologist.
FULL TEXT
- 12/28/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075126308 pdf
- 02/03/07 House: Committee substitute printed 070425308-H1 pdf
- 03/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1793ER) pdf
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/28/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075126308
- 12/28/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/02/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Committee substitute printed 070425308-H1
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 070425308-H1
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1793H1
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/07 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/07 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/16/07 House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/07 House: House acceded to request
- 02/22/07 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/22/07 House: Delegates: Griffith, Kilgore, Armstrong
- 02/22/07 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/22/07 Senate: Senators: Stolle, Howell, Norment
- 02/24/07 House: Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/24/07 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1793ER)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 440 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0440)