Behavioral health dockets; responsibilities of local pretrial services officers.
Summary
Responsibilities of local pretrial services officers; behavioral health dockets. Provides that a local pretrial services officer may facilitate the referral to screening for a defendant to be placed in a behavioral health docket as a treatment service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 327 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB295E
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100540D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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