Criminal Procedure

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. [HB-122] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roberto Alonzo Received From The House on 04/24/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent offenses. [HB-325] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Read First Time on 02/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notification provided to certain victims of criminal offenses. [HB-104] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to notification provided to certain victims of criminal offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James White Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/14/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, prohibits a person charged with incest from participating in judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-313. [HB-149] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, prohibits a person charged with incest from participating in judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-313.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Carter Pub. Ch. 951 on 05/18/2018

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notice provided to a court regarding certain defendants placed on state jail felony community supervision. [HB-342] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to notice provided to a court regarding certain defendants placed on state jail felony community supervision.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Considered In Calendars on 04/20/2017

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, clarifies that a person petitioning for a certificate of employability does not have to be in the process of restoring the person's rights of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 1. [HB-128] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, clarifies that a person petitioning for a certificate of employability does not have to be in the process of restoring the person's rights of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 1.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Gilmore Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 83 on 04/11/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. [SB-895] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. Removes the prohibition on inpatient psychiatric hospital admission for defendants who have already been ordered to receive treatment to restore their competency to stand trial. This bill was incorporated into SB935.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/16/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Expungement of police and court records; costs. [SB-883] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Expungement of police and court records; costs. Relieves a person who petitions for the expungement of police and court records related to a crime of which the person was acquitted or the charge of which was otherwise dismissed from paying any fees or costs for filing such petition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lionell Spruill Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (14-y 1-n) on 01/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. [HB-229] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the operations of the Department of Public Safety, Parks and Wildlife Department, and state military forces in the border region. [SB-168] [Defense ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Relating to the operations of the Department of Public Safety, Parks and Wildlife Department, and state military forces in the border region.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Rodriguez Read First Time on 01/25/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses; authorizing the imposition of costs. [HB-117] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses; authorizing the imposition of costs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Anderson Referred To Criminal Justice on 05/09/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison. [HB-161] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton Received From The House on 05/09/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to public and private school searches of students with parental consent and certain disciplinary measures and other procedures that may arise from such a search. [HB-176] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Relating to public and private school searches of students with parental consent and certain disciplinary measures and other procedures that may arise from such a search.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Raymond Read First Time on 02/14/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision. [HB-183] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton Received From The House on 05/10/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Death penalty; severe mental illness. [HB-1522] [Mental Health ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Death penalty; severe mental illness. Provides that a defendant in a capital case who had a severe mental illness, which is defined in the bill, at the time of the offense is not eligible for the death penalty. The bill establishes procedures for determining whether a defendant had a severe mental illness at the time of the offense and provides for the appointment of expert evaluators. When the defendant's severe mental illness is at issue, a determination will be made by the jury, or by the judge in a bench trial, as part of the sentencing proceeding, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Leftwich Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance, etc. [HB-1524] [Insurance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance. Requires that each person registered as or seeking registration as a special conservator of the peace be covered by a policy of (i) personal injury liability insurance, (ii) property damage liability insurance, and (iii) miscellaneous casualty insurance that includes professional liability insurance that provides coverage for any activity within the scope of the duties of a special conservator of the peace, in an amount and with coverage for each as fixed by the Criminal Justice Services Board.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0494) on 03/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to convictions considered for purposes of enhancing the punishment for certain intoxication offenses. [HB-140] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to convictions considered for purposes of enhancing the punishment for certain intoxication offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the recording and disclosure of certain grand jury proceedings that involve a governmental employee. [HB-324] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the recording and disclosure of certain grand jury proceedings that involve a governmental employee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Read First Time on 02/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense. [SB-169] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Rights ]
Relating to a prohibition on certain law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Rodriguez Read First Time on 01/25/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the admissibility of evidence in an asset forfeiture proceeding and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property. [HB-348] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the admissibility of evidence in an asset forfeiture proceeding and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 03/29/2017

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