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2008 SESSION

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HB 996 Felony, violent; presumption of no bail upon conviction.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Presumption of no bail upon conviction of a violent felony.  Provides that when a judicial officer considers bail, he shall presume, subject to rebuttal, that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person or the safety of the public if the person has been convicted of, but not sentenced for, any crime for which bail is presumed unavailable at charge, a violent felony as defined in § 17.1-805, or an attempt to commit any such offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080312432  pdf | impact statement
• 02/29/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 080898432-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080312432
• 01/08/08  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/08  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/04/08  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/06/08  House: Read first time
• 02/07/08  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/08  House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N)
• 02/08/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (91-Y 8-N)
• 02/08/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/08  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/28/08  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/08  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/29/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 080898432-S1
• 03/03/08  Senate: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N)