VA HB136 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0020)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Bail bondsman; deposit for surrender of principal for reasons other than principal's failure to appear. Provides that if a bail bondsman on a bond in a recognizance surrenders his principal for any reason other than the principal's failure to appear in any court, the bondsman shall deposit with the clerk of court or magistrate the greater of 10 percent of the amount of the bond or $50, which shall be made at such time the bondsman makes application for a capias. Under current law, such deposit is made by a bail bondsman on a bond in recognizance if he surrenders his principal for any reason other than a summons to show cause issued by the court for which the principal is to appear. The bill also replaces "principal" with "payer" in specifying to whom deposited funds are returned if the court finds that the surrender of the principal by the bondsman was unreasonable. If the bondsman does not petition the court for the return of the deposited funds within 15 days from the surrender of the principal, the deposited funds shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the Literary Fund.

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Title

Bail bondsman; deposit for surrender of principal for reasons other than failure to appear.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0020)
2020-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 20 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
2020-02-24HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
2020-02-20SenateSigned by President
2020-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB136ER)
2020-02-19HouseEnrolled
2020-02-17SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateRead third time
2020-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateReported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-29SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-28HouseVOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB136H1
2020-01-27HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106258D-H1
2020-01-27HouseRead second time
2020-01-24HouseRead first time
2020-01-22HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22HouseIncorporates HB138 (Collins)
2020-01-22HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106258D-H1
2020-01-15HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-18HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-18HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102543D

Same As/Similar To

HB138 (Similar To) 2020-01-22 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192149(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB136
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB136+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB136H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB136ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0020+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0010+HB0136
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0025+HB0136
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0119+HB0136
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0331+HB0136
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB0136+HB0136
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB0136+HB0136

Bill Comments

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