VA SB1122 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Deadman's Statute; corroboration of testimony by business records. Revises the Deadman's Statute by allowing for the corroboration of the testimony of an adverse or interested party by an entry in a business record authored by the adverse or interested party. If the authentication of the business record used as evidence for corroboration is not admitted in a request for admission, the record must be authenticated by a person who is not the author of the entry and who is not an adverse or interested party to the case.

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Title

Deadman's Statute; corroboration of testimony by business records, authentication of records.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637)
2013-03-20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 637 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-20SenateSigned by President
2013-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2013-02-19SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1122ER)
2013-02-19SenateEnrolled
2013-02-14HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2013-02-14HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2013-02-14HouseRead third time
2013-02-13HouseRead second time
2013-02-11HouseReported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
2013-02-11HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-02-11HouseRead first time
2013-02-11HousePlaced on Calendar
2013-02-05SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2013-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-05SenatePrinted as engrossed 13100539D-E
2013-02-05SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB1122E
2013-02-05SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2013-02-05SenateReading of amendment waived
2013-02-05SenateRead second time
2013-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-04SenateReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 2-N)
2013-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100539D

Same As/Similar To

HB1477 (Same As) 2013-03-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0061)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801397(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SB1122
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1122+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1122E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1122ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0637+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S03V0170+SB1122
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0375SB1122+SB1122
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0379SB1122+SB1122
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0382SB1122+SB1122
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H08V0336+SB1122
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0896+SB1122

Bill Comments

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