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2003 SESSION
HB 2445 Sexually violent predators.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Sexually violent predators. Moves the effective date of the sexually violent predator legislation from 2004 to "effective from its passage." The bill redefines sexually violent offense to include a forcible sexual offense committed prior to July 1, 1981, involving sodomy, object sexual penetration and aggravated sexual battery. A sexually violent predator is defined as a person with a qualifying offense who, because of a mental abnormality or personality disorder, has difficulty controlling his predatory behavior which makes him likely to engage in sexually violent acts and receives a certain minimum score on a sex offender risk assesment instrument. The bill limits the person's ability to raise challenges to the validity of his prior criminal convictions and restricts his right to use evidence in his defense if he refuses to cooperate with his mental examination. Time limits for actions required on behalf of the Commonwealth are extended and primary responsibility for control, care and treatment is placed with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or with a private entity with which the Department contracts. The bill changes the standard of proof for finding a person a sexual predator from "beyond a reasonable doubt" to "clear and convincing." This bill is identical to SB 1149.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 House: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/08/03 038792253 pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030635748-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/03 House: Conference substitute printed 030699748-H2 pdf
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2445ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/03 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2445ER2) pdf
- 04/03/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0989) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/08/03 038792253
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/03 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 01/20/03 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/03 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/03 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (24-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030635748-H1
- 01/29/03 House: Read first time
- 01/30/03 House: Read second time
- 01/30/03 House: Committee substitute agreed to 030635748-H1
- 01/30/03 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 030635748-H1
- 01/31/03 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/14/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/03 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/17/03 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/17/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/17/03 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/03 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (4-Y 93-N)
- 02/19/03 House: VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 93-N)
- 02/20/03 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/03 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/03 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/03 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/03 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/03 House: Delegates: Griffith, Janis, Barlow
- 02/20/03 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/03 Senate: Senators: Stolle, Norment, Howell
- 02/22/03 House: Conference substitute printed 030699748-H2
- 02/22/03 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/03 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/03 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/22/03 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/03 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2445ER)
- 03/05/03 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/03 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/02/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/02/03 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. BLOCK VOICE VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/03 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/03 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/03 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/03 House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/03 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/03 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/03 House: Enacted, Chapter 989 (effective 4/2/03)
- 04/02/03 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2445ER2)
- 04/03/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0989)