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SB528Introduced in the Senate

Misdemeanor proceedings; competency treatment.

Passed

Introduced by William Stanley, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Competency treatment in misdemeanor proceedings. Provides that in cases where the defendant has been charged with a misdemeanor offense, the court may (i) order inpatient or outpatient treatment or (ii) dismiss the charges. Where a defendant is found to be incompetent, the bill permits a court to (a) order that such defendant receive treatment to restore his competency on an outpatient basis in a local correctional facility or at a location determined by the appropriate community services board or behavioral health authority, (b) order that such defendant receive treatment to restore his competency on an inpatient basis at a hospital designated by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services as appropriate for treatment of persons under criminal charge, (c) order that such defendant be evaluated to determine whether he meets the criteria for temporary detention, or (d) dismiss the misdemeanor charge and release such defendant. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate · March 9, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101848D

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB528)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  6. Committee substitute printed 26107604D-S1

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  10. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB528)

  11. Read second time

  12. Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  13. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  14. Rules suspended

  15. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  17. Placed on Calendar

  18. Read first time

  19. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  20. Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal

  21. House subcommittee offered

  22. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)

  23. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

  24. Committee substitute printed 26108606D-H1

  25. Read second time

  26. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB528)

  27. Read third time

  28. committee substitute agreed to

  29. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  30. Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  31. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  32. Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  34. Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  35. Passed by for the day

  36. House substitute agreed to by Senate

  37. Enrolled

  38. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB528ER)

  39. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB528)

  40. Signed by Speaker

  41. Signed by President

  42. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  43. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  44. Approved by Governor-Chapter502 (Effective 7/1/2027)

  45. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502)

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