VA SB564 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public access to nonconfidential court records. Provides that a clerk of court or the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall make nonconfidential court records or reports of aggregated, nonconfidential case data available to the public upon request. The bill specifies that such records or reports shall be provided no later than 30 days after the request. The bill further provides that the clerk may charge a fee for responding to such request that shall not exceed the actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, reviewing, supplying, or searching for the requested records. Finally, the bill requires the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to make available to the public an online case information system of nonconfidential information for criminal cases by July 1, 2019. This bill incorporates SB 519 and is identical to HB 780.

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Title

Nonconfidential court records; clerk of court shall make records available to public upon request.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N) (Y: 97 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective - see bill)
2018-03-14 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-14SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
2018-03-08SenateSigned by President
2018-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-05SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB564ER)
2018-03-05SenateEnrolled
2018-02-28SenateTitle replaced 18107387D-H1
2018-02-28SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HouseVOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HousePassed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HouseReconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2018-02-28HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
2018-02-28HousePassed House with substitute (97-Y 2-N)
2018-02-28HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB564H1
2018-02-28HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18107387D-H1
2018-02-28HouseRead third time
2018-02-28HouseVOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (96-Y 0-N)
2018-02-28HouseTaken up out of order pursuant to House Rule 52 (96-Y 0-N)
2018-02-27HouseRead second time
2018-02-23HouseCommittee substitute printed 18107387D-H1
2018-02-23HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-15HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-02-14HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-02-14HouseRead first time
2018-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-02-09SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08SenatePrinted as engrossed 18106007D-ES1
2018-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB564ES1
2018-02-08SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2018-02-08SenateReading of amendment waived
2018-02-08SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 18106007D-S1
2018-02-08SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-02-08SenateRead second time
2018-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06SenateReported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2018-01-31SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-01-31SenateIncorporates SB519 (Mason)
2018-01-31SenateCommittee substitute printed 18106007D-S1
2018-01-31SenateReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104550D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
16169.54:1(n/a)See Bill Text
171208(n/a)See Bill Text
171292(n/a)See Bill Text
171293(n/a)See Bill Text
171293.1(n/a)See Bill Text
223703(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB564
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB564+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB564S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB564ES1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB564H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB564ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0584+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0238+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0150+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0351SB0564+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0373SB0564+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0802V0105+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H08V0568+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1096+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1111+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1115+SB0564
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0770SB0564+SB0564

Bill Comments

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