VA SB457 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Confidentiality of victim telephone numbers and email addresses in criminal cases. Provides that upon request of a crime victim or a witness in a criminal prosecution of a violent felony, law enforcement, the attorney for the Commonwealth, counsel for a defendant, and Department of Corrections are prohibited from disclosing any telephone number or email address of such victim or witness except to the extent that such disclosure is required by law, necessary for law-enforcement purposes, or permitted by the court. The bill also provides that during any criminal proceeding, upon motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, a judge may prohibit testimony as to any telephone number or email address of a victim or witness if the judge determines that this information is not material under the circumstances of the case. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to HB 840.

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Title

Victim telephone numbers and email addresses; confidentiality of information in criminal cases.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083)
2018-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 83 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
2018-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
2018-02-23SenateSigned by President
2018-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-21SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB457ER)
2018-02-21SenateEnrolled
2018-02-19HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseRead third time
2018-02-16HouseRead second time
2018-02-14HouseReported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-05HouseRead first time
2018-02-05HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-02-01SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31SenateRead second time and engrossed
2018-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29SenateReported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103936D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
19211.01(n/a)See Bill Text
19211.2(n/a)See Bill Text
192269.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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