VA HB624 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0180)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Retention of court records; violent felonies and acts of violence. Requires that the circuit court case files involving a conviction on crimes that are considered to be violent felonies or acts of violence be retained for 50 years or until the sentence term ends, whichever comes later.

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Title

Retention of court records; violent felonies and acts of violence.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0180)
2016-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 180 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-02-25 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
2016-02-25HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
2016-02-25SenateSigned by President
2016-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER)
2016-02-24HouseEnrolled
2016-02-22SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22SenateAmendments by Senator Edwards rejected
2016-02-22SenatePassed by temporarily
2016-02-22SenateReading of amendments waived
2016-02-22SenateRead third time
2016-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17SenateReported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2016-02-10SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-09HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-02-05HouseRead first time
2016-02-03HouseReported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
2016-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
2016-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2016-01-11HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102354D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
171213(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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