Specialty dockets; referrals.
Summary
Referrals to specialty dockets. Providesthat any court may refer a defendant to a local specialty docketif such specialty docket exists within that jurisdiction. The billprovides that a court that has received a referral shall have jurisdictionover the defendant for any matter that does not dispose of a chargeor defense for the duration of the referral and shall enter an ordermaking a recommendation for disposing the matter, including any proposedfindings of fact, at the end of the referral or any other time as necessary.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
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Committee
1
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
Jan 7, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104266D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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