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2020 SESSION
HB 816 DCJS; criminal cases, data collection and reporting standards.
Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Criminal Justice Services; criminal cases; data collection and reporting standards; report. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) to create uniform reporting mechanisms for appropriate criminal justice agencies in every locality to collect data relating to criminal defendants, alleged criminal offenses, bail determinations, and sentencing in criminal cases in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that collected data shall be disaggregated by locality and by individual and that in order to maintain anonymity of the individual, localities shall use a unique identifier to identify each individual. The bill sets out the minimum data the Department is required to collect. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report on the data collected to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31 and requires that the annual report be posted on the General Assembly's and the Department's website.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104979D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/20 House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
- 01/16/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB922-Carroll Foy) by voice vote
- 02/05/20 House: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB922-Carroll Foy) by voice vote