SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2014 SESSION
SB 537 Offenses requiring registration; withdrawal of plea by certain defendants, etc.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Offenses requiring registration; withdrawal of plea by certain defendants. Provides that prior to conviction for an offense requiring registration on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry due to the minority, physical helplessness, or mental incapacity of the victim, when the indictment, warrant, or information does not allege that the victim of the offense was a minor, physically helpless, or mentally incapacitated, the court shall determine whether the victim was a minor, physically helpless, or mentally incapacitated. The bill also provides that when the court is required to make such determination, it shall advise the defendant of his right to make a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. If the court grants the defendant's motion to withdraw his plea, the case shall be heard by another judge unless the parties agree otherwise. The bill further provides that failure to make a determination as to the minority, physical helplessness, or mental incapacity of the victim or so advise the defendant of his right to make a motion to withdraw his plea does not otherwise invalidate the conviction.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100978D pdf
- 02/03/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104750D-S1 pdf
- 02/28/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105328D-H1 pdf
- 03/07/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB537ER) pdf
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100978D
- 01/08/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/03/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104750D-S1
- 02/04/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/14 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104750D-S1
- 02/05/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB537S1
- 02/06/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/14 House: Read first time
- 02/12/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/26/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14105328D-H1
- 03/04/14 House: Read second time
- 03/05/14 House: Read third time
- 03/05/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14105328D-H1
- 03/05/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB537H1
- 03/05/14 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/14 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/06/14 Senate: Title replaced 14105328D-H1
- 03/07/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB537ER)
- 03/07/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 546 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546)