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1995 SESSION

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HB 1851 Duties of Attorney General in criminal cases.

Introduced by: Eric I. Cantor | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Duties of the Attorney General in criminal cases. Requires the Attorney General to provide notice of the filing and disposition of any appeal or habeas corpus proceeding involving the victim of any crime, if so requested by the victim. “Victim” as defined in the bill includes the guardian of a person under a disability and a close family relative of a homicide victim. The bill purports not to confer, create, or abridge any existing rights or causes of action.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD8480843  pdf
• 02/24/95  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1851ER)  pdf
• 03/30/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD8480843
• 01/19/95  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/23/95  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 01/30/95  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/95  House: Read first time
• 02/01/95  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/95  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote)(100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/95  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/95  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/95  Senate: Read first time
• 02/03/95  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/95  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/15/95  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/95  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/95  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/95  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1851ER)
• 02/28/95  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/95  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/95  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/24/95  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/95)
• 03/30/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)