HB 1882

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 20, 2017

Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.

Abstract

Replaces the term "mental retardation" in all of its various iterations with a corresponding iteration of the term "intellectual disability" for purposes of the statutes governing capital cases. The U.S. Supreme Court has held in

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Feb 20, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (effective 7/1/17)

Feb 13, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/13/17

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Feb 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Feb 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Jan 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 26, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 25, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

Jan 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103216D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103216D HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1882ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086) HTML

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