Virginia House Bill 1440 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Finding of guilt in absentia; proof of such finding in a civil action. Requires evidence of a finding of guilt made in absentia in a criminal prosecution or traffic infraction to be admissible in a civil action whenever such finding is contended. The bill further requires the court hearing the civil case to admit evidence as to whether such finding was made if the criminal court records are silent or ambiguous as to whether such a finding occurred. These evidentiary requirements exist under current law for pleas of guilt and nolo contendere and forfeitures.

Finding of guilt in absentia; proof of such finding in a civil action.

Del. Jason Ballard [R]

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0278)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-02-27		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-02-27	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2023
2023-02-16	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-15	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-15	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1440ER)
2023-02-15	House	Enrolled
2023-02-13	Senate	Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 2-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-27	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2023-01-26	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-01-25	House	Read first time
2023-01-23	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
2023-01-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2022-12-20	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-12-20	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101592D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	01	418	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1440
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1440+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1440ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0278+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0002+HB1440
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0037+HB1440
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1117+HB1440
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0192+HB1440
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0418HB1440+HB1440
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0430HB1440+HB1440