Drug Treatment Court Act; authorization and availability.
Summary
Drug Treatment Court Act; authorization andavailability. Provides that any jurisdiction or jurisdictionsintending or proposing to establish a drug treatment court shallnot be denied permission under the Code of Virginia to establishsuch court solely on the basis of funding such court. The bill alsoprovides that a drug treatment court shall be available to everydefendant irrespective of the jurisdiction.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103860D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
Co
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
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