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HB 1376 Controlled substances; law-enforcement officer's testimony regarding field-test identification.

Introduced by: Donald W. Merricks | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Testimony regarding field-test identification of controlled substances. Provides that any law-enforcement officer shall be permitted to testify as to results of field tests approved by the Department of Forensic Science regarding identification of a substance at issue in a preliminary hearing on a violation of subdivision 6 of § 53.1-203 (possession of drugs by an inmate). Under current law, this provision applies to only violations of Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 (drug crimes).

FULL TEXT

• 12/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102262D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/18/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1376ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0060)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102262D
• 12/10/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/07/13  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/09/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/13  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/13  House: Read first time
• 01/21/13  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/22/13  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/13  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/23/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/13  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/13  Senate: Read third time
• 02/11/13  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/12/13  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/13  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/13  House: Enrolled
• 02/18/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1376ER)
• 02/18/13  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/19/13  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/13  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 60 (effective 7/1/13)
• 03/05/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0060)