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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1272 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; disposition, capital murder charge, inpatient custody.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Disposition of the unrestorably incompetent defendant; capital murder charge; inpatient custody of the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that a court may commit a capital murder defendant to the inpatient custody of the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, provided that such defendant has remained unrestorably incompetent for a period of five years. The bill provides that after such defendant has been committed to the inpatient custody of the Commissioner, he may make interfacility transfers and treatment and management decisions regarding such defendant after obtaining prior approval of or review by the committing court. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101328D pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1272ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101328D
- 01/12/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/27/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 02/09/21 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/10/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/21 House: Read second time
- 02/17/21 House: Read third time
- 02/17/21 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1272ER)
- 02/19/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- 02/24/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/24/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/24/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)