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2000 SESSION

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HB 705 Ascertainment of punishment in felony cases.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Jury instructions; capital case. Provides that, when requested by the defendant, a jury shall be instructed that a person convicted of a capital offense committed after January 1, 1995, and given a life sentence will not be eligible for parole. The bill also requests the Supreme Court, with the Virginia State Bar, to recommend instructions for non-capital offenses.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005730848  pdf
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005730848-E  pdf
• 03/20/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB705ER)  pdf
• 05/02/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005730848
• 01/21/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/00  House: Read first time
• 02/13/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (20-Y 3-N)
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time
• 02/14/00  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/00  House: Title replaced
• 02/14/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005730848-E
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/29/00  Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule 20(j),rereferred by Fin. (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/00  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 03/05/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/07/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/07/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/07/00  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/09/00  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/20/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB705ER)
• 03/23/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/24/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 838 (effective 7/1/00)
• 05/02/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)