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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2150 Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges.
Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges. Provides that upon (i) certification by the general district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge or when an appeal of a conviction of an offense in general district court is noted or (ii) certification by the juvenile and domestic relations district court of any felony charge and ancillary misdemeanor charge committed by an adult or when an appeal of a conviction or adjudication of an offense is noted, jurisdiction as to such charges shall vest in the circuit court, unless such case is reopened, modified, vacated, or suspended or the appeal has been withdrawn in the district court within 10 days. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100378D pdf
- 01/22/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103376D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2150ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100378D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/21 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103376D-H1
- 01/22/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/21 House: Read first time
- 01/26/21 House: Read second time
- 01/26/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103376D-H1
- 01/26/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2150H1
- 01/27/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/21 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2150ER)
- 02/22/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- 02/25/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187)