Presentence report; waiver by defendant.
Summary
Expands from guilty to guilty or nolo contendere the pleas for which a court is required to direct a probation officer to create a presentence report upon conviction for certain felonies. The bill provides that upon a conviction or plea agreement for such felonies, the defendant and the attorney for the Commonwealth may waive the presentence report.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 4, 2017
Signed Feb 17, 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
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Feb 17, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 10, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1647E
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102160D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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