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1996 SESSION

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HB 556 Victim Impact Statement.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Victim impact statement. Provides that a victim impact statement, when one is not ordered by the court as part of a presentence investigation, shall be submitted on request of a victim. Currently, such a statement is prepared by the Commonwealth's attorney and is submitted with the consent of the victim. The victim continues to have the option of submitting his own statement in his own words, but the bill also allows the statement to be prepared by another designated by the victim.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 960333350  pdf
• 03/11/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB556ER)  pdf
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0398)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments

HISTORY

• 01/19/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 960333350
• 01/19/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/25/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/11/96  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/13/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/14/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/14/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Justice
• 02/21/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/23/96  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/23/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/23/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/27/96  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/11/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB556ER)
• 03/15/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 398 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/04/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0398)