SB 691 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.

Summary

Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment; copy to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that whenever a court orders an evaluation of a defendant's competency to stand trial, the clerk of the court shall provide a copy of the order to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. This bill is identical to HB 738.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Signed Apr 1, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2022

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Feb 1, 2022

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 74 (effective 7/1/22)

executive

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Feb 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 26, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 22103575D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors