VA HB1909 | 2019 | Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 1909 (Prior Session Legislation)

VA State Legislature page for HB1909

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on February 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Habeas corpus. Reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions in several writ of habeas corpus statutes. The bill clarifies certain procedural issues such as service, venue, amendments for failure to name a proper party respondent, necessity of a response, and transfer for evidentiary hearings. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to SB 1069.

Title

Habeas corpus; reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions.

Roll Calls

2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-13		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)
2019-02-13		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 8 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-06		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 13, 2019
2019-02-06	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 6, 2019
2019-02-05	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-05	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1909ER)
2019-02-05	House	Enrolled
2019-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-01-30	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-01-25	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2019-01-24	House	Read second time and engrossed
2019-01-23	House	Read first time
2019-01-21	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2019-01-11	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2019-01-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2019-01-04	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101170D

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	654	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	656	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	657	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	658	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	659	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	662	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1909
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1909+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1909ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0008+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0802V0007+HB1909
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0035+HB1909
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV1852+HB1909
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0178+HB1909
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0310HB1909+HB1909
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0317HB1909+HB1909