Timeliness of indictments; discharge from jail.
Summary
Clarifies that only a person in jail on a criminal charge that has been certified or otherwise transferred from a district court to a circuit court is to be discharged from jail if an indictment, presentment, or information is not found or filed against him before the end of the second term of court at which he is held to answer. Discharge of a person from jail under this provision does not preclude his reincarceration on a subsequent indictment or presentment for the same offense.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Mar 15, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1238H1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106496D-H1
legislature
Jan 18, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102876D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Benjamin L. Cline
RRepublican
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