Virginia Senate Bill 746 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 15 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-08 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Prohibition of deceptive tactics during the custodial interrogation of a minor. Provides that any communication made by a minor as a result of a custodial interrogation on or after July 1, 2022, shall be presumed to be inadmissible as evidence against such minor making such communication in any adjudication of delinquency or criminal proceeding for an act that if committed by an adult would be a criminal offense if, during the custodial interrogation, a law-enforcement officer knowingly engages in deception, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that the presumption of inadmissibility for such communication may be overcome if the communication was voluntarily given. Prohibition of deceptive tactics during the custodial interrogation of a minor. Provides that any communication made by a minor as a result of a custodial interrogation on or after July 1, 2022, shall be presumed to be inadmissible as evidence against such minor making such communication in any adjudication of delinquency or criminal proceeding for an act that if committed by an adult would be a criminal offense if, during the custodial interrogation, a law-enforcement officer knowingly engages in deception, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that the presumption of inadmissibility for such communication may be overcome if the communication was voluntarily given.

Minors; prohibition of deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation.

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2022-02-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-08	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2022-02-28	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
2022-02-27	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-02-22	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2022-02-22	House	Read first time
2022-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB746S1
2022-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 22106605D-S1
2022-02-15	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-15	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22106605D-S1
2022-02-14	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2022-01-21	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-01-21	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 22100071D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	268.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB746
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB746+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB746S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22106552D.pdf
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S03V0171+SB0746
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0480SB0746+SB0746
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0497SB0746+SB0746
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0498SB0746+SB0746
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0801V0407+SB0746