SB 935 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.

Summary

Removes the prohibition on inpatient psychiatric hospital admission for defendants who have already been ordered to receive treatment to restore their competency to stand trial. This bill incorporates

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2016

Committee Review

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Feb 2017

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2017

Signed into Law

Mar 2017

Introduced Dec 28, 2016 Signed Mar 16, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 16, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 605 (effective 7/1/17)

executive

Feb 22, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

legislature

Feb 7, 2017

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Jan 18, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB935S1

legislature

Jan 18, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 17104304D-S1

legislature

Dec 28, 2016

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

legislature

Dec 28, 2016

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101069D

legislature

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors