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SB 94 Rules of Evidence; amendments or additions to Rule shall be adopted by Supreme Court of Va., etc.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | 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 HB 101.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100159D pdf
- 02/15/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105433D-H1 pdf
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106005D-S1 pdf
- 03/10/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12106005D-S1 pdf
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106157D-S2 pdf
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB94ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100159D
- 01/09/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/12 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105433D-H1
- 02/17/12 House: Read second time
- 02/20/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/12 House: Read third time
- 02/28/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105433D-H1
- 02/28/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB94H1
- 02/28/12 House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/02/12 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/02/12 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/12 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/12 Senate: Senators: Edwards, McDougle, Stanley
- 03/07/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/12 House: Delegates: Loupassi, Albo, Toscano
- 03/09/12 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/09/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/12 House: First Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106005D-S1
- 03/10/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12106005D-S1
- 03/10/12 Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (32-Y 6-N)
- 03/10/12 House: House acceded to request for second conference committee
- 03/10/12 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/12 Senate: Senators: Edwards, Obenshain, McDougle
- 03/10/12 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 03/10/12 House: Delegates: Loupassi, Albo, Toscano
- 03/10/12 Senate: Second Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/12 Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106157D-S2
- 03/10/12 House: Second Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 4-N)
- 03/10/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (89-Y 4-N)
- 03/15/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB94ER)
- 03/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)