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]
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.
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
