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2010 SESSION

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SB 387 Certificates of analysis; two-way video conferencing in criminal cases.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Certificates of analysis in criminal cases.  Amends 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) to state that if the Commonwealth intends to have testimony by two-way video conferencing that information must be provided to the defendant in the notice that the Commonwealth is otherwise required to provide and the defendant must specifically object or he waives his right to object. The bill sets out procedures for video testimony and also clarifies that provisions requiring a 28-day notification to the defendant must be followed only if the certificate or affidavit is to be used in lieu of testimony.  This bill incorporates SB 149.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103358D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104470D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10105750D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/22/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB387ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/21/10  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB387ER2)  pdf
• 04/21/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/12/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103358D
• 01/12/10  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/10  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/08/10  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104470D-S1
• 02/09/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/10  Senate: Read second time
• 02/10/10  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/10/10  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104470D-S1
• 02/10/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB387S1
• 02/11/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/10  House: Read first time
• 02/16/10  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/10  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 03/01/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/10  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10105750D-H1
• 03/09/10  House: Read second time
• 03/09/10  House: Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
• 03/09/10  House: Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105750D-H1
• 03/09/10  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB387H1
• 03/09/10  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/10  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/10  Senate: Title replaced 10105750D-H1
• 03/22/10  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/22/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB387ER)
• 03/22/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/13/10  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/20/10  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/21/10  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/21/10  House: Reenrolled
• 04/21/10  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB387ER2)
• 04/21/10  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/21/10  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/21/10  House: Enacted, Chapter 800 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/21/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0800)