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2006 SESSION

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SB 549 Pretrial motions or objections; when defense may raise in circuit and district courts.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Defense objections in criminal proceeding.  Clarifies that defense motions or objections seeking suppression of evidence or dismissal of the warrant need not be made before trial at the general district court level and that upon such motion made at trial a court shall grant a continuance upon motion of the Commonwealth.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061134160  pdf
• 01/30/06  Senate: Printed as engrossed 061134160-E  pdf
• 03/15/06  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB549ER)  pdf
• 04/12/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061134160
• 01/11/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/25/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/06  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/30/06  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/30/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB549E
• 01/30/06  Senate: Printed as engrossed 061134160-E
• 01/31/06  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/06  Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/06  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/06  House: Read first time
• 02/14/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/06  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/27/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/06  House: Read second time
• 03/02/06  House: Read third time
• 03/02/06  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/02/06  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/02/06  House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/06  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB549ER)
• 03/15/06  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/15/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 578 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/12/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)