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HB 291 Bail decision; specifies court which bond amount or term of recognizance should be appealed.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Appeal of bail decision. Specifies the court to which a bail decision, bond amount, or term of recognizance should be appealed. The proper court is determined based on where the initial determination was made and the court in which the charge is pending. The bill also streamlines the process by which an attorney for the Commonwealth makes a motion to increase bail. This bill is identical to SB 75.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103475D pdf
- 01/27/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104646D-H1 pdf
- 03/08/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105972D-S1 pdf
- 03/12/10 House: Conference substitute printed 10106035D-H2 pdf
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB291ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103475D
- 01/11/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/25/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104646D-H1
- 01/29/10 House: Read first time
- 02/01/10 House: Read second time
- 02/01/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104646D-H1
- 02/01/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB291H1
- 02/02/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/08/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105972D-S1
- 03/09/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/10/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105972D-S1
- 03/10/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB291S1
- 03/10/10 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/11/10 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 10105972D-S1 (2-Y 94-N)
- 03/11/10 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 94-N)
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/11/10 House: House acceded to request
- 03/11/10 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senators: Marsh, Petersen, Quayle
- 03/11/10 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/10 House: Delegates: Griffith, Gilbert, Johnson
- 03/12/10 House: Conference substitute printed 10106035D-H2
- 03/12/10 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/10 House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/22/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB291ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 404 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)