Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB812
Legislation Overview
Title: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
Subject: Criminal Procedure
Description: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill and for persons identified as being illegally present in the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are charged with certain offenses. The bill also requires the court to consider specified factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 28, 2022
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Wren Williams (R); Robert Bell (R); Glenn Davis (R); Hyland Fowler (R); Chris Head (R); Keith Hodges (R); James Leftwich (R); Daniel Marshall (R); Robert Orrock (R); Chris Runion (R); Anne Ferrell Tata (R); Wendell Walker (R); Bill Wiley (R); Thomas Wright (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 14% (14 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2022 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 22107059D-S1 |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 11, 2022 | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 11, 2022 | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) |
| House | Feb 10, 2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
| House | Feb 9, 2022 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 7, 2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N) |
| House | Jan 31, 2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 29, 2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 12, 2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100870D |
| House | Jan 12, 2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 28, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 12, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB812 for S-Judiciary | Substitute for HB812 for S-Judiciary | Feb 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 (5-Y 3-N) | 01/31/2022 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N) | 02/7/2022 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) | 02/11/2022 | 51 | 48 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) | 02/28/2022 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
