Bill Text: VA HB1515 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Discovery; electronic means.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB1515 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1515-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 4.2 of Chapter 15 of Title 19.2 a section numbered 19.2-264.15 as follows:
§19.2-264.15. Discovery; electronic means.
All attorneys for the Commonwealth shall provide discovery materials for all courts to counsel of record for the accused by electronic means unless such material is prohibited from being distributed by law or impossible to provide by electronic means.
2. That the Supreme Court of Virginia shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of §19.2-264.15 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, by July 1, 2026.
3. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall become effective on January 1, 2027.
4. That the Executive Secretary of the Compensation Board, or a designee, shall convene a work group consisting of representatives of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys, Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council, Indigent Defense Commission, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Virginia State Police, and Department of Planning and Budget, staff of the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and other stakeholders as appropriate to determine the costs associated with any changes in operations and technology infrastructure necessary to implement the provisions of this act. The Executive Secretary of the Compensation Board shall provide an interim report to the General Assembly by November 30, 2024, and a final report to the General Assembly by August 1, 2025.
