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Summary
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Securityand the Office of the Executive Secretary; creation and implementationof policies for people with developmental disabilities. Requiresthe Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to create andimplement policies that recognize and make accommodations for peopleencountering the criminal justice system with developmental disabilities.The bill also requires the Office of the Executive Secretary to createand implement policies that recognize and make accommodations forpeople with developmental disabilities, for use by judges in determiningcase outcomes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 25, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
3
Committee
16
Mar 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective 7/1/20)
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 21, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Rules (11-Y 0-N)
Feb 12, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
Feb 11, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB659H2
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107986D-H2
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 1, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Jan 31, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Jan 31, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
Jan 29, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Jan 29, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Jan 28, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Jan 16, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Jan 16, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred from General Laws
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103270D
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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