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| Bill | Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings. | Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings. Permits the annual or biennial hearing required for persons acquitted of a criminal offense by reason of insanity to be conducted using a two-way electronic video and audio communication system unless objected to by the acquittee, the acquittee's attorney, or the attorney for the Commonwealth. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 639 | Virginia HB 639 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 639 (2020) — Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings.
Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings. Permits the annual or biennial hearing required for persons acquitted of a criminal offense by reason of insanity to be conducted using a two-way electronic video and audio communication system unless objected to by the acquittee, the acquittee's attorney, or the attorney for the Commonwealth.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB639ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB639H1 (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB639H1 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Chris L. Hurst — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102529D
introduction - 2020-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2020-01-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2020-01-15 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2020-01-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-22 Committee substitute printed 20105919D-H1
substitution - 2020-01-22 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-24 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-01-27 Read second time
reading-2 - 2020-01-27 Committee substitute agreed to 20105919D-H1
- 2020-01-27 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB639H1
- 2020-01-28 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-01-28 VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-29 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-01-29 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2020-02-12 Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB639H1)
- 2020-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-17 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-17 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2020-02-20 Enrolled
- 2020-02-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB639ER)
- 2020-02-20 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-02-21 Signed by President
- 2020-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
- 2020-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
- 2020-03-03 Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/39826a1c-eaa1-4fa0-999a-a9214e56d4e8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).