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2001 SESSION
HB 2352 Victim participation in plea agreements.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Victim participation in plea agreements. Provides that upon written request of the victim in a felony case, the attorney for the Commonwealth must inform the victim of the contents of a proposed plea agreement and obtain the victim's views concerning plea negotiations. The court is not allowed to accept a plea agreement unless it finds that the Commonwealth has, except for good cause shown, complied with the bill's provisions. The bill also provides that the victim may request to be notified of any proceeding in which the plea agreement will be tendered to the court. There is a provision stating that the duty to consult the victim does not limit the ability of the attorney for the Commonwealth to exercise his discretion concerning the handling of any criminal charge. This bill is identical to SB 1356 (Mims).
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010479840 pdf
- 02/03/01 House: Committee substitute printed 012354840-H1 pdf
- 02/26/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2352ER) pdf
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010479840
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/01 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/03/01 House: Committee substitute printed 012354840-H1
- 02/03/01 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/01 House: Read first time
- 02/04/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/01 House: Read second time
- 02/05/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 012354840-H1
- 02/05/01 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 012354840-H1
- 02/06/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/06/01 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-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
- 02/14/01 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/01 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/16/01 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/16/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/16/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/01 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/21/01 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/26/01 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2352ER)
- 03/02/01 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549)