VA SB325 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case. Allows the court and counsel for either party in a criminal case to (i) ask potential jurors any relevant question to ascertain whether the juror can sit impartially in either the guilt or sentencing phase of the case and (ii) inform any potential juror as to the potential range of punishments to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the sentencing phase of the case.
Title
Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 36-N) (Y: 64 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-31 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588) | |
| 2020-03-31 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-10 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-10 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020 |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB325ER) |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-24 | House | VOTE: Passage (64-Y 36-N) |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Passed House (64-Y 36-N) |
| 2020-02-24 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-19 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 5-N) |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-08 | Senate | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 2020-01-06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2020-01-06 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102152D |
Same As/Similar To
HB100 (Same As) 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)
