HB 659

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 11, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 25, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 23, 2020

People with developmental disabilities; DOC to create workgoup to review guidelines to assist.

Abstract

Department of Corrections; workgroup; recommendations to assist people with developmental disabilities. Directs the Department of Corrections to create a workgroup to review current guidelines and develop recommendations that recognize and make accommodations for people with developmental disabilities.  

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 Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Mar 23, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 02, 2020

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB659ER)

Feb 25, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 24, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2020

Senate

Reported from Rules (11-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB659H2)

Feb 12, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Rules

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 11, 2020

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

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

Feb 10, 2020

House

Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 20107219D-H1

House

Read second time

House

Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107986D-H2

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB659H2

Feb 09, 2020

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2020

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 20107986D-H2

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 03, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB659H1)

Feb 01, 2020

House

Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

Jan 31, 2020

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Committee substitute printed 20107219D-H1

Jan 29, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 28, 2020

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 27, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB659)

Jan 16, 2020

House

Referred from General Laws

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Jan 06, 2020

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103270D

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB659) HTML
Impact statement from DPB (HB659H1) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB659H2 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB659ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395) HTML

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