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2015 SESSION
HB 1597 Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial punishment.
Introduced by: Richard L. Anderson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial punishment. Subjects members of the Virginia National Guard to nonjudicial punishment, with specified exclusions, pursuant to the Manual for Courts-Martial. The bill provides that when nonjudicial punishment is to be imposed by a commanding officer of the rank of major or above, service members shall not be allowed to demand trial by court-martial in lieu of nonjudicial punishment; however, service members shall retain all appeal rights available, and the appeal shall include a review for abuse of discretion and legal sufficiency of the evidence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101815D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104302D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1597ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101815D
- 01/08/15 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/15/15 House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/26/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104302D-H1
- 02/02/15 House: Read first time
- 02/03/15 House: Read second time
- 02/03/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104302D-H1
- 02/03/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1597H1
- 02/04/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/16/15 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1597ER)
- 02/25/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/16/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 194 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194)