Virginia Senate Bill 1242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 25 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; entry of plea or nolle prosequi; adjudication of probation violations. Provides that with the consent of the court and all parties, an appearance in a court may be made by two-way electronic video and audio communication for the purpose of (i) entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the related sentencing of the defendant charged with a misdemeanor or felony, (ii) entry of a nolle prosequi, or (iii) adjudication of an alleged violation of probation. This bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council of Virginia and the Committee on District Courts.

Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; entry of plea.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2021-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-26	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-01-20	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101001D

SB1242 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	3.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1242
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1242+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S03V0057+SB1242
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0120SB1242+SB1242
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0080SB1242+SB1242