An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 21, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
22
Committee
18
Amendments
17
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021
lower
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021
executive
May 21, 2021
Introduced
Senate Message, House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 21, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
upper
May 21, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text
upper
May 21, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment, with further proposal of amendment
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to concur with the Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto
lower
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto
lower
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senator Sears moved to concur in House proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 143, Nays = 0
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears, text
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Sears
DDemocratic
Co
Alison Clarkson
DDemocratic
Co
Ginny Lyons
DDemocratic
Co
JK
Jeanette K. White
DDemocratic
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