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2020 SESSION
HB 639 Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings.
Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings. Permits the annual or biennial hearing required for persons acquitted of a criminal offense by reason of insanity to be conducted using a two-way electronic video and audio communication system unless objected to by the acquittee, the acquittee's attorney, or the attorney for the Commonwealth.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102529D pdf
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20105919D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB639ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102529D
- 01/06/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20105919D-H1
- 01/22/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 House: Read first time
- 01/27/20 House: Read second time
- 01/27/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20105919D-H1
- 01/27/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB639H1
- 01/28/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB639ER)
- 02/20/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
- 02/25/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
- 03/03/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/03/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)