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1997 SESSION

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SB 639 Legislative immunity from arrest.

Introduced by: Charles L. Waddell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Legislative immunity from arrest. Clarifies the several code provisions stating the privilege from arrest said to exist for legislators and others. Restates the law of Virginia in modern terms to prevent any misunderstanding on the limits of the privilege that allows the arrest of any such person for any crime at any time.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 07/12/96 977762665  pdf
• 02/14/97  House: Committee substitute printed 973085749-H1  pdf
• 02/24/97  Senate: Conference substitute printed 971436749-S1  pdf
• 03/04/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB639ER)  pdf
• 03/20/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Conference amendments

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 07/12/96 977762665
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/03/97  Senate: Reported from Rules (11-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/97  House: Read first time
• 02/06/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/14/97  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/97  House: Committee substitute printed 973085749-H1
• 02/17/97  House: Read second time
• 02/18/97  House: Read third time
• 02/18/97  House: Committee substitute agreed to 973085749-H1
• 02/18/97  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 973085749-H1
• 02/18/97  House: Passed House with substitute (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/20/97  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (4-Y 36-N)
• 02/20/97  House: House insisted on substitute
• 02/20/97  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/20/97  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM. (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/20/97  Senate: Senators: Waddell, Reasor, Benedetti
• 02/20/97  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/20/97  House: Delegates: Cranwell, Jones, J.C., Moran
• 02/22/97  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/22/97  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/22/97  Senate: VOTE: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RPT (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/22/97  Senate: Rec. of conf. report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/97  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/97  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/97  Senate: VOTE: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RPT (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/97  Conference: House substitute rejected by conference committee
• 02/22/97  Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 971436749-S1
• 02/22/97  House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 2-N)
• 02/22/97  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 2-N)
• 02/24/97  Senate: Conference substitute printed 971436749-S1
• 03/04/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB639ER)
• 03/07/97  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/18/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/20/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)