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1999 SESSION
HB 2043 Juvenile competency.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Juvenile competency. Establishes juvenile court procedures for determining whether a juvenile is competent to stand trial, for restoration of competency and for dispositions for unrestorably incompetent juveniles. A juvenile’s competency is presumed; however, the Commonwealth’s attorney, defense counsel or judge can raise the issue of competency. The Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is to approve the training and qualifications of professionals who perform the evaluations and provide restoration services. Evaluations are to be performed on an outpatient basis whenever possible. If the juvenile is otherwise able to understand the charges against him and assist in his defense, a finding of incompetency cannot be made based solely on his age or developmental factors, his claim to be unable to remember the time period surrounding the alleged offense or the fact that he is under the influence of medication. Incompetent juveniles must receive restoration services. If the juvenile is likely to remain incompetent for the foreseeable future, the court shall order that the juvenile be committed, certified, the subject of a child in need of services petition, or released. The bill is modeled after the adult competency provisions and is a recommendation of the Commission on Youth pursuant to HJR 69 (1998). This bill is identical to SB 1039.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 991813836 pdf
- 02/06/99 House: Printed as engrossed 991813836-E pdf
- 02/24/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2043ER) pdf
- 04/07/99 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2043ER2) pdf
- 04/14/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0997) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 991813836
- 01/20/99 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/99 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 01/29/99 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (24-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/99 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/99 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Public Safety
- 02/04/99 House: Reported from Appropriations with amds. (30-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 House: Read first time
- 02/06/99 House: Read second time
- 02/06/99 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/99 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/06/99 House: Printed as engrossed 991813836-E
- 02/07/99 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/99 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/99 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/99 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/12/99 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/12/99 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/99 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2043ER)
- 02/26/99 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/07/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/99 House: House concurred in Gov. recomm. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Rec. of Gov's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/07/99 House: Reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Enacted, Chapter 997 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/07/99 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2043ER2)
- 04/14/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0997)