SB 1231 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Defendants; disposition of unrestorably incompetent, capital murder.

Summary
Provides that when a defendant charged with capital murder is determined to be unrestorably incompetent, the court may order that the defendant receive continued treatment to restore competency provided that hearings be held at yearly intervals for five years and at biennial intervals thereafter, or at any time that the director of the treating facility or his designee submits a competency report to the court that the defendant's competency has been restored. Under current law, hearings are held every six months for an incompetent defendant receiving treatment to restore competency. The bill also provides that no unrestorably incompetent defendant charged with capital murder shall be released except pursuant to a court order.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2019 Last action Mar 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2019

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 22, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1231H1
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19107277D-H1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103597D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
VA
39