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2012 SESSION

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SB 158 Admission to bail; notice to State attorney.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Criminal procedure; admission to bail.  Provides that a magistrate, clerk, or deputy clerk may not admit to bail a person who is charged with an offense giving rise to a rebuttable presumption against bail unless an attorney for the Commonwealth concurs or the bail previously was set by a judge. A judge may set or admit such person to bail after notice and an opportunity to be heard has been provided to the attorney for the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102925D  pdf
• 01/23/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104525D-S1  pdf
• 01/26/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12104525D-ES1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB158ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102925D
• 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 01/23/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104525D-S1
• 01/24/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/12  Senate: Read second time
• 01/25/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/25/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104525D-S1
• 01/25/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB158S1
• 01/26/12  Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/12  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/26/12  Senate: Amendment by Senator Obenshain agreed to
• 01/26/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB158ES1
• 01/26/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/12  Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
• 01/26/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12104525D-ES1
• 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 02/27/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 1-N)
• 02/29/12  House: Read second time
• 03/01/12  House: Read third time
• 03/01/12  House: Passed House (72-Y 27-N)
• 03/01/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 27-N)
• 03/06/12  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB158ER)
• 03/06/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/30/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 467 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/30/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0467)