HB 756 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.

Summary

Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney for the Commonwealth. Requires a magistrate to transmit within 24 hours a copy of the checklist for bail determination form to the attorney for the Commonwealth when a magistrate conducts a bail hearing for a person arrested on a warrant or capias for an act of violence. The bill also provides that transmission of such copy to the attorney for the Commonwealth may be by facsimile or other electronic means. This bill is identical to SB 614.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 1, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2022

How they voted

31–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Feb 21, 2022

D Democratic17

16 Yea 1 Nay

94% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

29

Key actions

8

Committee

7

Amendments

1

Apr 1, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/22)

executive

Feb 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 1-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB756E

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102432D

lower

1 primary · 33 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Anne Ferrell Tata