Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility.
Summary
Requires the court or clerk, upon request of the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, to issue a transportation order for a defendant to be brought to court from a correctional facility.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 2, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 479 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1579S1
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105560D-S1
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1579E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
legislature
Jan 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 2, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101551D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeffrey L. Campbell
RRepublican
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