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2006 SESSION

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HB 789 Expert witness; eliminates prohibition against compensating in certain criminal cases.

Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Criminal procedure; compensation of expert witness. Eliminates the prohibition against compensating psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, or other experts who are employed by the Commonwealth and appointed by the court to render professional service in trials involving an insanity defense or after conviction in a case in which the offense indicates sexual abnormality, except those who are employed by the University of Virginia School of Medicine or the Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University. The bill limits such compensation to that which is provided during non-state hours and that is approved as being outside the scope of state employment. This bill is identical to SB 251.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062410136  pdf
• 02/13/06  House: Printed as engrossed 062410136-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB789ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062410136
• 01/10/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/10/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/06  House: Read first time
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time
• 02/13/06  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB789E
• 02/13/06  House: Printed as engrossed 062410136-E
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/06  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/22/06  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/22/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/22/06  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/24/06  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/28/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB789ER)
• 03/01/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 114 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)