SB 149 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Courthouse and courtroom security; assessment.

Summary

Courthouse and courtroom security; assessment.Increases from $10 to $20 the maximum amount a local governing bodymay assess against a convicted defendant as part of the costs ina criminal or traffic case in district or circuit court to fund courthouseand courtroom security.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Dec 18, 2019 Signed Apr 2, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

31–9

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 5, 2020

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1 Nay

95% Yea

R Republican19

11 Yea 8 Nay

57% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 602 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House (81-Y 18-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (19-Y 2-N)

lower

Feb 18, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned PS sub: Firearms

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 13, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 13, 2020

Committee

Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name

upper

Dec 18, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Dec 18, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101599D

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor