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2012 SESSION
HB 101 Rules of Evidence; adoption of amendments or additions of Rules by Supreme Court of Virginia, etc.
Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Rules of Evidence; adoption. Provides that the Rules of Evidence (available here) that have been prepared and adopted by the Supreme Court of Virginia and approved by the Virginia Code Commission shall take effect on July 1, 2012. A rule derived from an evidentiary provision in the Code of Virginia shall note such Code section in the title of the rule. Subsequent amendments or additions to the Rules of Evidence must be adopted by the Supreme Court of Virginia by November 15 and shall become effective on July 1 of the following year unless the General Assembly modifies or annuls such amendments or additions by general law. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission. This bill is identical to SB94">SB 94</a>.
FULL TEXT
- 12/29/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100276D pdf
- 02/10/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105205D-H1 pdf
- 02/27/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105688D-S1 pdf
- 03/10/12 House: Conference substitute printed 12106152D-H2 pdf
- 03/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB101ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/29/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100276D
- 12/29/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: #6 Evidence
- 02/08/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105205D-H1
- 02/12/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Read second time
- 02/13/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105205D-H1
- 02/13/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB101H1
- 02/14/12 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/27/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105688D-S1
- 02/28/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/29/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105688D-S1
- 02/29/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB101S1
- 02/29/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 3-N)
- 03/01/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/12 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 12105688D-S1 (2-Y 93-N)
- 03/02/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/07/12 House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/12 House: Delegates: Loupassi, Albo, Toscano
- 03/08/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/12 Senate: Senators: McDougle, Obenshain, Stuart
- 03/09/12 Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (11-Y 29-N)
- 03/09/12 Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/12 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/12 Senate: Senators: McDougle, Obenshain, Edwards
- 03/09/12 House: House acceded to request for second conference committee
- 03/09/12 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/12 House: Delegates: Loupassi, Albo, Toscano
- 03/10/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/12 House: Conference substitute printed 12106152D-H2
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 03/15/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB101ER)
- 03/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 688 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688)