HB 1462 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.

Summary

Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Eliminates the provision prohibiting a judicial officer who is a magistrate, clerk, or deputy clerk of a district court or circuit court from admitting to bail, that is not set by a judge, any person who is charged with an offense giving rise to a rebuttable presumption against bail without the concurrence of an attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill also eliminates the requirement that notice be provided to the attorney for the Commonwealth before such judicial officer may set or admit a person to bail.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Apr 9, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 999 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 26, 2020

Introduced

Senate amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary with amendment (8-Y 4-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1462EH1

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Amendment by Delegate Scott agreed to

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107424D-H1

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Jan 26, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103171D

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors