Providing various methods to deal with defendant who becomes incompetent during trial
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2020
Last action Mar 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2020
How they voted
26–5
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 26, 2020
D
Democratic12
66% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
1
Committee
9
Mar 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Mar 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
With amendment, do pass
Feb 27, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
To House Judiciary
Feb 27, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
To Judiciary
Feb 27, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 296)
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
Feb 24, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Judiciary on 2nd reading
Feb 24, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
Jan 10, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Jan 10, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
To Judiciary
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Trump
RRepublican
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