VA SB314 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Sexually violent predators; civil commitment. Provides for determination by the Director of the Department of Corrections for referral of certain prisoners for assessment as sexually violent predators if they appear to meet the definition of sexually violent predators and to exclude from referral those who are incapacitated by debilitating illness. The bill also provides that the Director of the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, shall develop assessment protocols to determine whether the prisoner or defendant meets the definition of a sexually violent predator and shall report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2013. The bill also increases from 120 to 180 days the length of time the Commitment Review Committee has to complete its assessment of the prisoner or defendant for civil commitment and communicate its recommendation to the Attorney General. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2013.

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Title

Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC determines if prisoner meets definition.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-22 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
2012-04-06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 1/1/13)
2012-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-27 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-27 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB314ER)
2012-02-27 Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-22 Senate: Title replaced 12105444D-S1
2012-02-22 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2012-02-20 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB314H1
2012-02-20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105444D-H1
2012-02-20 House: Read third time
2012-02-17 House: Read second time
2012-02-15 House: Committee substitute printed 12105444D-H1
2012-02-15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB314S1
2012-02-01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104888D-S1
2012-02-01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-01 Senate: Read second time
2012-01-31 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N)
2012-01-30 Senate: Incorporates SB91
2012-01-30 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104888D-S1
2012-01-30 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103419D

Same As/Similar To

SB91 (Similar To) 2012-01-30 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HB1271 (Same As) 2012-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192169.3(n/a)See Bill Text
372903(n/a)See Bill Text
372904(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB314
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB314+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB314S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB314H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB314ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0668+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S03V0070+SB0314
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0187SB0314+SB0314
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0210SB0314+SB0314
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H08V0256+SB0314
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0860+SB0314
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0894+SB0314
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0551SB0314+SB0314

Bill Comments

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