VA SB491 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0996)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes. Provides that the provisions requiring (i) jail officers to ascertain the citizenship of any inmate taken into custody at a jail, (ii) officers in charge of correctional facilities to inquire as to the citizenship of any person committed to a correctional facility, and (iii) the mandatory duty of the clerk of a court committing a convicted alien to a correctional facility to furnish related court records to a United States immigration officer, are limited to felony offenses. The bill also provides that the clerk of court report to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security any juvenile adjudicated of delinquency or finding of guilt for a violent juvenile felony.

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Title

Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N) (Y: 3 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (8-Y 3-N) (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0996)
2020-04-09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 996 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-17SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-12HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-12SenateSigned by President
2020-03-12SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB491ER)
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled
2020-03-05HouseVOTE: Passage (51-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05HousePassed House (51-Y 45-N)
2020-03-05HouseCommittee substitute rejected 20109051D-H1
2020-03-05HouseRead third time
2020-03-04HouseRead second time
2020-03-02HouseCommittee substitute printed 20109051D-H1
2020-03-02HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
2020-02-24HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N)
2020-02-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-02-18HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-18HouseRead first time
2020-02-18HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-05SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-04SenateEngrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB491S1
2020-02-04SenateSubstitute by Senator agreed to 20107555D-S1
2020-02-04SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-04SenateRead second time
2020-02-04SenateFloor substitute printed 20107555D-S1 (Surovell)
2020-02-03SenatePassed by for the day
2020-01-31SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29SenateReported from Judiciary (8-Y 3-N)
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2020-01-07SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-07SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104908D

Same As/Similar To

HB1150 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0995)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161309.1(n/a)See Bill Text
192294.2(n/a)See Bill Text
19283.2(n/a)See Bill Text
531218(n/a)See Bill Text
531219(n/a)See Bill Text
531220.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB491
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB491+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB491S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB491H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB491ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0996+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0148+SB0491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0257SB0491+SB0491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0346SB0491+SB0491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0197+SB0491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0421+SB0491
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2008+SB0491

Bill Comments

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