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2020 SESSION
SB 489 Criminal cases; authority to defer and dismiss.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Authority to defer and dismiss a criminal case. Provides that a trial court presiding in a criminal case may, after any plea or trial, with or without a determination, finding, or pronouncement of guilt, and notwithstanding the entry of a conviction order, upon consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, upon its own motion with the consent of the defendant, or with the agreement of the defendant and the Commonwealth, defer proceedings, defer entry of a conviction order, if none, or defer entry of a final order, and continue the case for final disposition, on such reasonable terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the parties and placed on the record, or if there is no agreement, as may be imposed by the court. The bill provides that final disposition may include (i) conviction of the original charge, (ii) conviction of an alternative charge, or (iii) dismissal of the proceedings.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104671D pdf
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105897D-S1 pdf
- 03/02/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109422D-H1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104671D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/24/20 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20105897D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20105897D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB489S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109422D-H1
- 03/04/20 House: Read second time
- 03/05/20 House: Read third time
- 03/05/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109422D-H1
- 03/05/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB489H1
- 03/05/20 House: Passed House with substitute (59-Y 40-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
- 03/05/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Stanley
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Watts, Scott, Collins
- 03/12/20 Senate: No further action taken
- 03/12/20 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate