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Richmond Sunlight » HB1386: Death penalty; severe mental illness.
HB1386: Death penalty; severe mental illness.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1386 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 8, 2020 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-264.3:1.3, 19.2-264.3:3, and 19.2-264.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 19.2-264.3:1.4 and 19.2-264.3:1.5, relating to death penalty; severe mental illness.
"Severe mental illness" means the exhibition of active psychotic symptoms that substantially impair a person's capacity to (i) appreciate the nature, consequences, or wrongfulness of the person's conduct; (ii) exercise rational judgment in relation to the person's conduct; or (iii) conform the person's conduct to the requirements of the law. "Severe mental illness" does not include a disorder attributable to the acute effects of voluntary use of alcohol or any drug.
No statement or disclosure by the defendant made during a competency evaluation performed pursuant to § 19.2-169.1, an evaluation performed pursuant to § 19.2-169.5 to determine sanity at the time of the offense, treatment provided pursuant to § 19.2-169.2 or 19.2-169.6, a mental condition evaluation performed pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1 or, an intellectual disability evaluation performed pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1.2, or an evaluation to determine whether the defendant had a severe mental illness at the time of the offense pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1.5, and no evidence derived from any such statements or disclosures, may be introduced against the defendant at the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial for the purpose of proving the aggravating circumstances specified in § 19.2-264.4. Such statements or disclosures shall be admissible in rebuttal only when relevant to issues in mitigation raised by the defense.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.