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HB 952 Insanity plea; time period for notice.
Introduced by: Sal R. Iaquinto | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Time period for notice of insanity plea. Provides that notice of a criminal defendant's insanity plea must be given to the Commonwealth at least 60 days (currently at least 21 days) prior to trial, or at most 60 days following indictment when the period between indictment and trial is less than 120 days.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087840560 pdf
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB952ER) pdf
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0372) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087840560
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/08/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/12/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/20/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/08 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB952ER)
- 02/27/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 372 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0372)