Virginia House Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Acceptability of electronic medium; record of criminal proceedings to appellate court. Provides that in a criminal proceeding in circuit court any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied if such item is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also provides that in a criminal proceeding any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law, only in civil proceedings are such statutory requirements and authorizations satisfied by an approved electronic form of such items. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to SB 180.

Acceptability of electronic medium; record of criminal proceedings to appellate court.

Del. Christopher Collins [R]

2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-02		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)
2018-03-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-26		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2018-02-21	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-02-21	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB235ER)
2018-02-21	House	Enrolled
2018-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2018-02-14	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
2018-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-09	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-09	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N)
2018-02-08	House	Read second time and engrossed
2018-02-07	House	Read first time
2018-02-05	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-01	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-01	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101382D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	258.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB235
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB235+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB235ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0125+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0801V0079+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H08V0056+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0464+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0304+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0539HB0235+HB0235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0543HB0235+HB0235