SB 840 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Insanity; persons acquitted.

Summary

Persons acquitted by reason of insanity.Makes various changes to the provisions regarding confinement hearingsand conditional release procedures for persons who have been acquittedof a violent felony by reason of insanity. Under current law, suchprovisions do not distinguish between persons acquitted of a violentfelony or any other felony offense.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 6, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 20, 2020

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N)

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB840S1

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107405D-S1

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 24, 2020

Committee

Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100988D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors