HB 738 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment.

Summary

Competency to stand trial; order for evaluation or treatment; copy to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Provides that whenever a court orders an evaluation of a defendant's competency to stand trial, the clerk of the court shall provide a copy of the order to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. This bill is identical to SB 691.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 1, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2022

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 21, 2022

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 75 (effective 7/1/22)

executive

Feb 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2022

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101063D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors