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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report."
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description: "Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report. Provides that in cases where a defendant is likely to remain incompetent for the foreseeable future due to an ongoing and irreversible medical condition and prior medical or educational records are available to support the diagnosis, a competency report may recommend that the court find the defendant unrestorably incompetent to stand trial, and the court may proceed with the disposition of the case based on such recommendation. Under current law, the defendant is required to undergo treatment to restore his competency before the court can find a defendant unrestorably incompetent to stand trial. The bill also provides that such person who is found unrestorably incompetent to stand trial shall be prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. This bill is identical to SB 670."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 259"
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citation: "Virginia HB 259 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Marcus B. Simon"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2019-12-30"
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last_action: "2020-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2ca5458-b698-491b-86d8-f71b974878c1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB259"
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source_hash: "ddcc373c2bbc010edd175daa7489b209e6b20aa4133fff4982fef2582b2af6fc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 259 (2020) — Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
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Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report. Provides that in cases where a defendant is likely to remain incompetent for the foreseeable future due to an ongoing and irreversible medical condition and prior medical or educational records are available to support the diagnosis, a competency report may recommend that the court find the defendant unrestorably incompetent to stand trial, and the court may proceed with the disposition of the case based on such recommendation. Under current law, the defendant is required to undergo treatment to restore his competency before the court can find a defendant unrestorably incompetent to stand trial. The bill also provides that such person who is found unrestorably incompetent to stand trial shall be prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. This bill is identical to SB 670.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1121)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1121)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB259ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB259ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB259E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB259E)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB259)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB259)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB259S1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB259S1)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 97-N) — **3–96** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Agree to #2 (95-Y 0-N) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Agree To (92-Y 1-N) — **91–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101848D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-30** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-14** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-15** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB259)
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- **2020-01-22** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-24** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-27** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2020-01-27** Engrossed by House as amended HB259E
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- **2020-01-27** Printed as engrossed 20101848D-E
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- **2020-01-28** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-01-28** VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-01-29** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB259E)
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- **2020-02-12** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-12** Committee substitute printed 20108211D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB259S1)
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- **2020-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-17** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-02-17** Committee substitute agreed to 20108211D-S1
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- **2020-02-17** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB259S1
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- **2020-02-17** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-19** Senate substitute rejected by House 20108211D-S1 (3-Y 97-N)
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- **2020-02-19** VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 97-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Senate requested conference committee
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- **2020-02-24** House acceded to request
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- **2020-02-24** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2020-02-25** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2020-03-04** Amended by conference committee
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- **2020-03-04** Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Agree To (92-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-03-04** Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
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- **2020-03-04** Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Agree to #2 (95-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB259ER)
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- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1121 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2ca5458-b698-491b-86d8-f71b974878c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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