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2001 SESSION

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HB 2580 Counsel in capital cases.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Counsel in capital cases. Directs the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Public Defender Commission to develop standards and a list of capital qualified attorneys to represent both indigent and non-indigent defendants. Under current law, the Public Defender Commission develops the list and the standards, which only apply when a defendant is indigent. Additionally, the new qualifications are required to take into account current training in the analysis and introduction of forensic evidence, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing and the evidence of a DNA profile comparison to prove or disprove the identity of any person.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010717836  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/01  House: Printed as engrossed 010717836-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2580ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 010717836
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/03/01  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/01  House: Read first time
• 02/04/01  House: Read second time
• 02/04/01  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/04/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/04/01  House: Printed as engrossed 010717836-E
• 02/05/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/05/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/01  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-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: Passed Senate (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 (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2580ER)
• 02/23/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 766 (effective 1/1/02)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)