VA SB176 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-01 - Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (11-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Preliminary hearing; testimony reduced to writing. Allows the district court judge conducting the preliminary hearing to order witness testimony reduced to writing. Under current law only the judge of the court of record to which the case has been or may be certified can make such an order. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.

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Title

Preliminary hearing; district court judge may order witness testimony to be reduced to writing.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (11-Y 1-N) (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-01 Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (11-Y 1-N)
2010-01-12 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-01-11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100821D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192185(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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