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2010 SESSION

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SB 106 Certificates of analysis and affidavits; State shall notify defendant if used in lieu of testimony.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Certificates of analysis and affidavits. Clarifies that provisions requiring notification of defendants by the Commonwealth must be followed only if the certificate or affidavit is to be used in lieu of testimony. The bill also specifies that the notice of defendant's right to object shall be provided simultaneously with the certificate or affidavit rather than attached to the certificate or affidavit. The bill provides that certain documents are considered to be certificates of analysis. The bill modifies legislation enacted during the August 2009 Special Session in response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. ___ (June 25, 2009).

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102376D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104472D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB106ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/12/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/06/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102376D
• 01/06/10  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/12/10  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/25/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104472D-S1
• 01/25/10  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/10  Senate: Read second time
• 01/27/10  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/27/10  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104472D-S1
• 01/27/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB106S1
• 01/28/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/08/10  House: Read first time
• 02/08/10  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/10  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 02/24/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/10  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/10  House: Read second time
• 03/03/10  House: Read third time
• 03/03/10  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/03/10  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/03/10  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/10  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/10  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/12/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB106ER)
• 03/12/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 656 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/12/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)