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2023 SESSION

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SB 973 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.

Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any civilly committed sexually violent predator who tampers with or in any way attempts to circumvent the operation of his GPS equipment while on conditional release. This bill is identical to HB 1931.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101625D  pdf | impact statements
• 01/23/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105205D-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/13/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23106683D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB973ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101625D
• 01/06/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/23/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105205D-S1
• 01/23/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/25/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/26/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/23  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/30/23  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/30/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105205D-S1
• 01/30/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB973S1
• 01/31/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/23  House: Read first time
• 02/09/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23106683D-H1
• 02/15/23  House: Read second time
• 02/16/23  House: Read third time
• 02/16/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106683D-H1
• 02/16/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB973H1
• 02/16/23  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/23  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/20/23  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (18-Y 22-N)
• 02/21/23  House: House insisted on substitute
• 02/21/23  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/22/23  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/22/23  Senate: Senators: Peake, Surovell, Deeds
• 02/23/23  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/23/23  House: Delegates: Durant, Adams, L.R., Watts
• 02/24/23  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/24/23  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/23  House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB973ER)
• 03/08/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/23  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
• 03/13/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/23/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 380 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)