Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB756
Legislation Overview
Title: Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.
Subject: Criminal Procedure: Commonwealth's Attorneys: Electronic Processes: Magistrates
Description: Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney for the Commonwealth. Requires a magistrate to transmit within 24 hours a copy of the checklist for bail determination form to the attorney for the Commonwealth when a magistrate conducts a bail hearing for a person arrested on a warrant or capias for an act of violence. The bill also provides that transmission of such copy to the attorney for the Commonwealth may be by facsimile or other electronic means.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047)
Last Action Date: April 1, 2022
Companion Bill: SB614
Sponsors
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34 sponsors: Les Adams (R); Terry Austin (R); John Avoli (R); Jason Ballard (R); Robert Bell (R); Emily Brewer (R); Kathy Byron (R); Ronnie Campbell (R); Tara Durant (R); James Edmunds (R); Matt Fariss (R); Hyland Fowler (R); Chris Head (R); Keith Hodges (R); Terry Kilgore (R); Dave LaRock (R); James Leftwich (R); Daniel Marshall (R); John McGuire (R); Margaret Ransone (R); Roxann Robinson (R); Chris Runion (R); Phillip Scott (R); Anne Ferrell Tata (R); Kim Taylor (R); Wendell Walker (R); William Wampler (R); Lee Ware (R); Michael Webert (R); Bill Wiley (R); Wren Williams (R); Tony Wilt (R); Thomas Wright (R); Scott Wyatt (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 34% (34 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047) | |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/22) | |
| House | Mar 9, 2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
| House | Feb 23, 2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB756ER) |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2022 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 23, 2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 23, 2022 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2022 | Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2022 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2022 | Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 1-N) |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | Passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Printed as engrossed 22102432D-E |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Engrossed by House as amended HB756E |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 1, 2022 | Read first time |
| House | Jan 28, 2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 21, 2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 20, 2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102432D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Apr 1, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 23, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 2, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 11, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House committee amendments reported | House committee amendments reported | Jan 28, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) | 01/21/2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N) | 01/28/2022 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) | 02/3/2022 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage #2 (100-Y 0-N) | 02/3/2022 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Reported from Judiciary (10-Y 1-N) | 02/16/2022 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | 02/18/2022 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) | 02/21/2022 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
