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2017 SESSION

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HB 1882 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.

Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Capital cases; replacing certain terminology. Replaces the term "mental retardation" in all of its various iterations with a corresponding iteration of the term "intellectual disability" for purposes of the statutes governing capital cases. The U.S. Supreme Court has held in Hall v. Florida, 134 S. Ct. 1986 (2014), that the terms describe the identical phenomenon. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1352.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/17  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103216D  pdf
• 02/10/17  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1882ER)  pdf
• 02/20/17  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/17  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103216D
• 01/10/17  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/17  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 01/16/17  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/17  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/17  House: Read first time
• 01/25/17  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/17  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/17  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/17  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/27/17  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/17  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/17  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/17  Senate: Read third time
• 02/08/17  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/17  House: Enrolled
• 02/10/17  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1882ER)
• 02/10/17  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/13/17  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/13/17  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17
• 02/13/17  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017
• 02/20/17  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (effective 7/1/17)
• 02/20/17  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)