VA SB1180 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-22 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Pretrial deposition of a witness in a criminal trial. Creates a mechanism for the taking of a pretrial deposition of a witness in a criminal trial who has been shown to the satisfaction of the court to be likely to be unavailable for trial because of impending death.

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Title

Pretrial deposition; creates a mechanism of a witness who is unavailable because of sickness, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N) (Y: 4 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-22 House: Left in Courts of Justice
2011-02-18 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N)
2011-02-16 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2011-02-10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
2011-02-09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-02-09 House: Read first time
2011-02-09 House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
2011-02-07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1180S1
2011-02-07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104944D-S1
2011-02-07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2011-02-07 Senate: Read second time
2011-02-04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2011-02-02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104944D-S1
2011-02-02 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2011-01-13 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2011-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-01-12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102796D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192268.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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