HB 659 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

People with developmental disabilities; DOC to create workgoup to review guidelines to assist.

Summary

Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Securityand the Office of the Executive Secretary; creation and implementationof policies for people with developmental disabilities. Requiresthe Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to create andimplement policies that recognize and make accommodations for peopleencountering the criminal justice system with developmental disabilities.The bill also requires the Office of the Executive Secretary to createand implement policies that recognize and make accommodations forpeople with developmental disabilities, for use by judges in determiningcase outcomes.

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

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Mar 23, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rules (11-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB659H2

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107986D-H2

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 7, 2020

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 1, 2020

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Jan 29, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 16, 2020

Committee

Referred from General Laws

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103270D

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor