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2003 SESSION

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SB 1162 Crime victim rights.

Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | 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 the purpose of offering victim input at the proceedings. Persons so defined have the right to remain in the courtroom, to submit a victim impact statement and to testify at a sentencing hearing. This bill arises out of an Alexandria case in which a foster mother was unable to testify at the sentencing hearing of the man convicted of killing her foster daughter. This bill is identical to HB 2379.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 035015544  pdf
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1162ER)  pdf
• 03/27/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0751)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 035015544
• 01/08/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/29/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/31/03  Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/03/03  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/03  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/03  House: Read first time
• 02/05/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/03  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/17/03  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/03  House: Read second time
• 02/19/03  House: Read third time
• 02/19/03  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/19/03  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/19/03  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/03  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/03  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1162ER)
• 03/05/03  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 751 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/27/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0751)