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HB 2452 Contempt of court; willful failure to appear.
Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Contempt of court; failure to appear. Provides that contempt of court for willful failure to appear may be punished summarily. The bill also requires judges to indicate, in writing, the reason for a charge and punishment of contempt when punished summarily. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104039D pdf
- 01/24/19 House: Printed as engrossed 19104039D-E pdf
- 02/19/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2452ER) pdf
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104039D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/16/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Read second time
- 01/24/19 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/19 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2452E
- 01/24/19 House: Printed as engrossed 19104039D-E
- 01/25/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2452ER)
- 02/19/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
- 02/21/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)