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2001 SESSION

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HB 2014 Testimony by child victims or witnesses.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Closed-circuit testimony. Allows the Commonwealth or defendant to request closed-circuit testimony for a child witness to murder who is age 14 under at the time of trial. The bill also requires that witnesses of certain sexual offenses shall be advised of the provisions of §§ 18.2-67.8 and 18.2-67.9 allowing closed preliminary hearings and closed-circuit testimony in certain cases.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 015222980  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/01  House: Committee substitute printed 012930660-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/01  Senate: Committee substitute printed 011975980-S1  pdf
• 02/28/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2014ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/22/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 015222980
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 02/01/01  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/01  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/04/01  House: Committee substitute printed 012930660-H1
• 02/04/01  House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (27-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/01  House: Read first time
• 02/05/01  House: Read second time
• 02/05/01  House: Committee substitute agreed to 012930660-H1
• 02/05/01  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 012930660-H1
• 02/06/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/01  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/01  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/01  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/19/01  Senate: Committee substitute printed 011975980-S1
• 02/20/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/01  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/20/01  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 011975980-S1
• 02/20/01  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 011975980-S1
• 02/20/01  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 3-N)
• 02/21/01  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/01  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2014ER)
• 03/02/01  House: Enrolled
• 03/02/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/22/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)