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2011 SESSION
HB 1695 Unexecuted warrants; State attorney may move court for dismissal if issued by magistrate, exception.
Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Unexecuted warrants. Clarifies that unexecuted warrants may be destroyed if dismissed under a provision enacted during the 2010 Session of the General Assembly allowing an attorney for the Commonwealth to move the court for the dismissal of an unexecuted warrant or summons issued by a magistrate. Dismissal and destruction of warrants that charge capital murder and those whose preservation is deemed justifiable by the court shall not be dismissed and destroyed. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. This bill is identical to SB 756.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100854D pdf
- 02/22/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1695ER) pdf
- 03/22/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100854D
- 01/10/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/17/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 House: Read first time
- 01/24/11 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/14/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/11 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1695ER)
- 02/22/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 336 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/22/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336)