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2003 SESSION
HB 2379 Crime victim rights.
Introduced by: Brian J. Moran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Crime victim rights. Adds a child's foster parents or other custodians to the definition of "victim" in the Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act for purposes of allowing victim input for sentencing. Persons defined as victims have the right to certain notifications, to be consulted about plea agreements in felony cases, to remain in the courtroom, to submit a victim impact statement and to testify at a sentencing hearing. The bill does not affect the current law definition of victim under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund and would not entitle foster parents to compensation. This bill arises out of an Alexandria case where a foster mother was unable to testify at the sentencing hearing of the man convicted of killing her foster daughter. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Crime Commission and is identical to SB 1162.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031632228 pdf
- 02/03/03 House: Printed as engrossed 031632228-E pdf
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2379ER) pdf
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 031632228
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/03 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 01/31/03 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/03 House: Read first time
- 02/03/03 House: Read second time
- 02/03/03 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/03/03 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/03 House: Printed as engrossed 031632228-E
- 02/04/03 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/03 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/12/03 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/12/03 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/12/03 Senate: Amendments by Sen. Ticer withdrawn
- 02/12/03 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2379ER)
- 03/05/03 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 764 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)