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2011 SESSION
SB 756 Unexecuted warrants; clarifies that can be destroyed if dismissed, exceptions.
Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Unexecuted warrants. Clarifies that unexecuted warrants may be destroyed if dismissed under a provision enacted during the 2010 Session of the General Assembly allowing an attorney for the Commonwealth to move the court for the dismissal of an unexecuted warrant or summons issued by a magistrate. Dismissal and destruction of warrants that charge capital murder and those whose preservation is deemed justifiable by the court shall not be dismissed and destroyed. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. This bill is identical to HB 1695.
FULL TEXT
- 12/07/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100853D pdf
- 01/19/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11100853D-E pdf
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB756ER) pdf
- 03/22/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/07/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100853D
- 12/07/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/17/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/11 Senate: Read second time
- 01/19/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/19/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/19/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB756E
- 01/19/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11100853D-E
- 01/20/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/20/11 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/11 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 House: Read second time
- 02/24/11 House: Read third time
- 02/24/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/24/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB756ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/22/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347)